VA Monterey Outpatient Clinic

Eye Clinic physical address:

Clinical Teaching Faculty:

Randall McPherran, O.D., F.A.A.O., Optometry Trainee Program Coordinator Randall.McPherran@va.gov

Administrative Contact Person:

Vanessa Perez, Optometry Administrative Trainee Coordinator, (650) 493-5000 ext 68340, Vanessa.Perez3@va.gov

Type of Practice:

• VA Hospital
• Primary care optometry in an outpatient setting with a large patient population of diabetes, cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and other pathologies.

Demographics

• Daily schedule of 9-11 patients per day.
• Mainly male geriatric patients, age range 40 to 100.

Prerequisites for Student Interns

• Clinic Jacket.
• Scrubs okay (preferably blue).
• Please see Externships Documentation and Immunization Requirements page for additional requirements.

Patient Services Provided

• Provide vision care and prescribe appropriate visual aids.
• Provide primary eye care services as well as diagnosis and treatment of anterior and posterior diseases. Patients are exposed to full-scope practice.
• Outpatient Low Vision evaluation and training
• Outpatient Polytrauma evaluation

Educational Objectives

• Ability to detect, diagnose, and treat ocular pathology within the maximum scope of practice of optometry.
• To improve efficiency, time management, technical and clinical examination skills.

Student Responsibilities

• Compliance with all instructions and VA policies as directed by staff.
• Professional appearance and attitude. Timeliness and dependability are requirements.
• Students must wear clinic jackets with identification.
• Students provide primary eye care services five days per week under optometry faculty supervision
• Present one 15 minute oral case presentation of a patient examined during the rotation.
• Completion of written case report of publishable quality.

Faculty responsibilities

• Train and educate students to detect ocular abnormalities and provide proper assessment, plan, and follow-up care

College Affiliations

• UCBSO, Western, SCCO

Miscellaneous Information

• Brand new clinic, fully equipped and state of the art.
• Located minutes away from the Cannery Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Near the California State University, Monterey Bay.
• Located off Highway 1.
• Clinic hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• No housing available.
• Plenty of free parking available