Residency in Primary Eye Care & Ocular Disease, White City, OR

VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics, White City, Oregon

Mission: The resident program at VA SORCC is a one-year post-doctoral educational program centered on clinical training which results in the resident’s attainment of advanced competencies in eye, vision, and health care. The program will emphasize delivery of Primary Eye Care to both inpatient and outpatient veterans enrolled at the facility. The program seeks to advance the competency, confidence, knowledge, and skill level of the practicing optometrist within a multi-disciplinary health care setting.

Program Goals:

• To advance the competency, knowledge and skill level of the resident through exposure to significant, diverse and challenging patient encounters.
• To improve patient care management skills in a multidisciplinary health care team setting.
• To enhance the resident’s leadership and teaching skills and encourage scholarly interests.
• Stimulate a commitment to service and life-long learning by the resident.