OPT-8641 Patient Care 2
The Traineeship stage of the Patient Care program of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University is a series of clinical sessions for patient care in the Salus University clinical settings. The intent of the Traineeship Program is to provide the optometric student the opportunity to observe and begin training by upperclassmen and faculty/resident practitioners in primary eye care. The Traineeship Program is an integral part of the curriculum and is designed to develop the novice optometric student into a student intern who will begin to examine patients. Salus University is committed to providing students with the highest quality clinical education. Entrance into the clinical facilities of Salus University adds a special dimension of personal and professional responsibility for the student of optometry, who must be in good clinical and academic standing in order to participate in the program. The student-clinician assumes responsibility for the care and welfare of patients assigned for care and to the College in the service component of its mission as a provider of eye care. The student is expected to practice, under the instruction and guidance of the attending faculty, according to the highest standards of clinical, moral, professional, and ethical conduct. Competent and successful optometric health care practitioners require a large number of clinical skills to be able to provide appropriate patient care to the public. The specific skills identified to allow patient interaction in clinical settings on and off campus are taught in multiple courses, but especially in the Clinical Skills courses. The Traineeship Program represents the theory and clinical application of Clinical Skills in optometric medicine.