OPT-8644 Patient Care 5
The Patient Care 5 curriculum (PC 5) is one of four clinical courses, Patient Care 5-Patient Care 8, which occurs over a 15-month continuum. The course is designed to develop intern knowledge and skill to an expected level of clinical competency. Interns will routinely perform supervised complete eye examinations throughout the year and participate in other patient care activities as described in Section 4. Supervision is provided by TEI clinical faculty. Students must successfully complete each Patient Care course to advance to the next course in the sequence.
This Patient Care 5 syllabus for the Internship stage of the Patient Care curriculum delineates course expectations, evaluations, grading and various policies and protocols to be followed by students.
Entrance into The Eye Institute at Salus University adds a special dimension of personal and professional responsibility for the student of optometry; the candidate must be in good clinical and academic standing in order to participate in the clinical program. The intern assumes responsibility for the care and welfare of patients to which they are assigned. The intern shall practice, under the instruction and guidance of the attending faculty, according to the highest standards of clinical, moral, professional, and ethical conduct.