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Peer reviewedSears, Joan M.; Veith, Jack – Optometric Education, 2000
Describes the external optometric education program at the Sidney Hillman Health Centre (Chicago, Illinois). Discusses the history of the clinic, its administrative and educational philosophy, and its affiliation with two prominent hospitals and the Illinois College of Optometry. (DB)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Higher Education, Internship Programs, Models
Peer reviewedNaidoo, Kovin S. – Optometric Education, 2000
Examines optometric education and training in developing nations, especially in Africa where the need for eye care has driven many non-optometrists into eye care delivery. Suggests that a system allowing multiple entry and exit points en route to becoming an optometrist provides a range of service delivery options that make best use of personnel…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Health Services
Peer reviewedKurtz, Daniel – Optometric Education, 1999
The Perfect Eye model simplifies solutions to a wide variety of optometry instructional problems by facilitating student understanding of the interaction among lenses, objects, accommodation, and ametropia. The model is based on the premise that inside every eye is a perfect (emmetropic) eye, and that the physiological eye is a combination of the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Ametropia, Anatomy, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedMancil, Gary L.; And Others – Optometric Education, 1995
A survey of chief academic officers and faculty (n=27) in 16 schools of optometry found that, since 1986, there has been a 75% increase in institutions requiring coursework in geriatric optometry and an 83% increase in those offering continuing professional education in this field. However, 67% of faculty report no formal training. Three faculty…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Faculty, Educational Needs, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedBerman, Morris S. – Optometric Education, 1994
A national conference of colleges of optometry focused on planning for optometric curricular reform and faculty development. Issues addressed included changes needed to meet entry-level professional needs, available resources, changes in optometry practice, and optometry's role in health care reform. Task forces worked together to develop a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Outcomes Assessment, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Peer reviewedShipp, Melvin D. – Optometric Education, 1994
The author argues that any new curricular model for optometric education must be responsive to evolving scientific and societal trends and consistent with the long-term goals of the profession. Some of these trends are outlined, including advancing technology and related improvement in health care and health care reform. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning
Peer reviewedStrickland, Jerald W.; And Others – Optometric Education, 1996
Three optometric educators provide separate perspectives on how and why to increase the amount of clinical experience in the optometry program, addressing such issues as how many patient encounters are enough to provide adequate training, salient factors in clinical experience outside patient encounter numbers (facilities and equipment, preceptor,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Curriculum Design
