Ophthalmology

Courses

MDR 802: Ophthalmology @ BPEI Naples FL

Credits 2
The primary goal of this elective is to provide medical students with a basic understanding of fundamental ophthalmology. Aspects of Ophthalmology that are pertinent to the practice of Internal Medicine, Neurology, Family Practice, and other primary care specialties will also be taught. Emphasis is placed on the ocular exam and findings related to common eye pathology such as conjunctivitis, cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, and diabetic retinopathy. Some exposure to more unusual cases in ophthalmology as a subspecialty will be obtained in clinics. Didactic sessions and patient care in clinics with attending faculty, and coordinated self-teaching make up the majority of the elective. Students will also have the ability to go to the OR to observe ophthalmic surgery. Opportunity to assist faculty in writeup of case reports will also be available for the students considering ophthalmology as a career goal.

MDR 860: ACE Ophthalmology

Credits 4
This Ophthalmology clerkship is a four-week Advanced Clinical Elective in ophthalmology geared toward medical students with a particular interest in obtaining an in depth understanding of fundamental ophthalmology (open to any student regardless of specialty interest, but particularly for students interested in pursuing residency in ophthalmology). Aspects of ophthalmology that are pertinent to the practice of internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, family practice and other primary care specialties will also be taught. Students will rotate through the emergency room, operating room, and various subspecialty clinics at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute where they will shadow attendings and house staff. A comprehensive didactic course will be conducted concurrently during the first, two-week block which includes a final interactive case-based presentations. A final examination will be administered. Students are also welcome to attend weekly grand rounds and imaging conferences as well as daily resident lectures during the rotation. The second, two-week portion is strictly clinical shadowing.

MDR 861: MIA VAMC Ophthalmology

Credits 2
This course will provide medical students the opportunity to shadow residents and attendings in the clinic and emergency room setting and thereby become familiar with instrumentation utilized in standard eye examinations. It will also provide medical students with the opportunity to watch ophthalmic surgery (cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, retinal surgery) to provide initial exposure to microsurgical techniques.

MDR 898: Ophthalmology @ Palm Beach Gardens

Credits 2

The primary goal of this elective is to familiarize the student with general concepts of Ophthalmology, and how to conduct a basic eye examination. Aspects of Ophthalmology that are pertinent to the practice of Internal Medicine, Neurology, Family Practice, and other primary care specialties will also be taught. Emphasis is placed on the ocular exam and findings related to common eye pathology such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and conjunctivitis. Some exposure to more unusual cases to ophthalmology as a subspecialty will be obtained in clinics. Didactic sessions with attending faculty, patient care with fellows in the clinics and coordinated self-teaching make up most of the elective. Students will also have the ability to go to the OR to observe ophthalmic surgery. Opportunity to assist faculty in write-up of case reports will also be available for the students considering ophthalmology as a career goal.

MDR 970: Ophthalmology for the Non-Ophthalmologist

Credits 2
The two-week clinical elective in ophthalmology is geared toward fourth year medical students NOT pursuing a career in ophthalmology with an interest in obtaining a basic understanding of fundamental ophthalmology for students. Students will rotate through the emergency room, operating room, and various subspecialty clinics at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute where they will shadow attendings and house staff. Students will be required to keep a patient log and will be expected to complete an online course. Students will also be required to submit a case presentation power point based on a patient case seen during the course by the end of the rotation. Students are also welcome to attend weekly grand rounds and imaging conferences as well as daily resident lectures during the rotation. Students will also be required to submit a PowerPoint slide presentation of one (1) patient case that they have observed and/or participated in the care of during the rotation by the last day. This should follow the format of a typical “Grand Rounds” case presentation (PowerPoint template will be sent to students by the course coordinator prior to the start of the rotation). The students will only be required to submit the slides; they will not be presenting it.

MDR 971: Ophthalmic Pathology

Credits 2

Students will review cases received in the lab, participate in daily teaching sessions and sign out at the multi-headed microscope and participate in the complete work-up of these pathologic specimens. The observer will learn how ocular structure and function are affected by the major ocular diseases through the study of current and teaching slide sets of pathologic specimens. The students will learn how to examine ocular specimens using a microscope and learn the value of ancillary techniques to include immunohistochemistry and molecular studies. It is expected that they will have a functional vocabulary of ophthalmic terms, a working knowledge of ocular anatomy, and a rational approach to eye disease at the completion of this course. Clinical-pathologic correlation and therapy will be emphasized.

MDR 972: Ophthalmology in the Emergency Department

Credits 2

The two-week clinical elective in ophthalmology is geared toward 4th year/Phase 3 medical students with an interest in pursuing a career in ophthalmology to further their knowledge of the assessment and management of patients presenting acutely for eye care. Students will rotate through the emergency department at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute where they will shadow attendings and house staff. During the rotation, students are also welcome to attend weekly grand rounds and fluorescein conferences as well as daily resident lectures.