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Expanding Community-Based Residency Training for Optometrists.
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Barresi, Barry J.; Heiberger, Michael H. – Optometric Education, 1995
This article discusses barriers to development of a system of community-based clinical training sites for optometric residencies (concerns about costs, program quality, sufficient patient care experiences, meeting accreditation standards); ways to overcome them; benefits of community-based residencies; and the role of the Association of Schools…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Clinical Experience, Clinics, Community Health Services
The Multiple Roles of Academia in an Inner City Clinic.
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Figueroa, Donaldo R.; Silverman, Morton W. – Optometric Education, 1996
The Optometric Center of Los Angeles provides students of the Southern California College of Optometry with an urban clinical environment that incorporates diversity, high levels of pathology, and community involvement. Through networking with outside agencies and with foundation help, the center provides a valuable educational setting for…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Clinics, Community Services