Louisiana Externship Sites
Clinical training of fourth year optometry students typically includes off-campus clinical externship rotations where students see patients under the direct supervision of a licensed optometrist. Clinic settings include institutional sites (e.g. military facilities, veteran administration hospitals, public health service hospitals, referral centers, etc.) and private practice sites. These rotations are typically 8 to 16 weeks long, depending on the program, and many sites have areas of specialty such as contact lens or ocular disease. A partial list of available externship sites in Louisiana is found below as of 2012, but each individual School or College of Optometry should be contacted for its most current list. Additionally, many institutions allow sites to be added if a student knows of a particular location they would like to do an externship.
SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
Institutional Sites:
Ochsner Clinic, Metairie
Jeffrey Colegrove, O.D.
http://www.ochsner.org/body.cfm?id=1092
Steen-Hall Eye Institute, Shreveport
Stephen Lewis, O.D.
http://www.steen-hall.com/
Private Practice Sites:
Bond-Wroten Eye Clinics, Denham Springs, Hammond, Amite
Chris Wroten, O.D.
http://www.bondwroteneyeclinic.com
Bossier Family Eye Care, Bossier City
Christine Pastilong, O.D.
http://www.bossierfamilyeyecare.com/
EyeCare Associates , Metairie
C. G. Stumpf, O.D.
www.eyecareneworleans.com
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Private Practice Sites:
Dr. Robert Janot - Vision Source
Robert Janot, OD, FAAO & Nilupul Bulathsinhala, OD
3817 Maplewood Drive, Sulphur, Louisiana 70663
337-625-2020
www.janotvision.com
Acadian Vision Center, Lafayette
Don Mizelle O.D.
http://www.acadianavisioncenter.com/
Heitmeier & Armani, Medical and Surgical Eye Care Center , Metarie, LA
David Heitmeier O.D.
3501 Holiday Dr Ste 201, New Orleans, LA 70114
(504) 368-7081