VA OPTOMETRY RESIDENCIES



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VA OPTOMETRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) HAS THE LARGEST OPTOMETRIC CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES. NATIONWIDE, THERE ARE OVER 215 ACOE ACCREDITED POST-GRADUATE RESIDENCY AND ABOUT 1,400 EXTERNSHIP POSITIONS AVAILABLE ANNUALLY FOR CLINICAL TRAINING. FORMER VA RESIDENTS ARE AMONG THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE PROFESSION.

In today’s changing health care environment, it is important to plan for the future. All current indicators suggest that the demand for optometrists with residency training will continue to rise. Already, many of the best jobs require post-graduate optometric residency certification.

Regardless of ultimate career goals, a VA residency can be an excellent “stepping stone.” The opportunity to acquire an outstanding position within a practice or health care network is enhanced by having completed a VA residency.

Prior VA residents are also given preference for VA staff positions. Many others have obtained faculty appointments at a School or College of Optometry due to their VA optometric residency credentials.

Unique Benefits of a

VA Residency

• An outstanding 12 month (July 1 - June 30) clinical patient care experience serving a challenging and rewarding Veteran population

• A stimulating interdisciplinary environment where the resident learns to coordinate primary optometric eye care services with other health care providers to maximize patient care outcomes and learning experiences

• Research and academic opportunities mentored by experienced clinicians and researchers who are among the most published optometrists worldwide

• Vacation, national holidays, and sick days along with authorized absence for approved continuing education

• Competitive annual salary with pay adjustment for high cost areas

• Health & life insurance plans

Each VA residency program is unique as experiences and opportunities are different at each site. More specific residency program information can be obtained by contacting the individual sites.

Residency Training

All residents receive training in primary eye care, serving as part of an interdisciplinary health care team working to provide high quality patient care. With a primarily geriatric patient population, the management of ocular disease is a significant portion of the training experience. Residents augment their training through various medical service rotations, grand rounds, and/or other professional development activities.

Low Vision Rehabilitation

In addition to the above mentioned advanced competence areas, certain programs offer substantial training in low vision care. This experience typically includes exposure to a professional team of highly qualified providers with unique skills for care of visually impaired Veterans.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have received a Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE accredited School or College of Optometry by July 1 of the residency year. Prior to residency completion, the applicant is required to obtain State licensure.

Application

Transcripts, NBEO scores, letters of recommendation, and on-site interviews are factors considered for selection to a VA residency program. All applications are submitted through the Optometry Residency Match (ORMatch) at:



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VA Optometric

Residency Programs

VA Office of Academic Affiliations

& VA Optometric Service

John C. Townsend, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Director, Optometric Service

Veterans Health Administration

George H. Fallon Federal Building

31 Hopkins Plaza, Room 1250

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Phone: (410) 637-4754

Fax: (410) 637-4751

Residency Program details may be viewed at:

optometry/ or oaa/

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|Ohio |Chillicothe VAMC |daniel.grangaard2@ |

| |Cincinnati VAMC†† |matthew.horton3@ |

| |Cleveland VAMC†† |david.roncone@ |

| |Columbus OPC |brett.irvin@ |

| |Dayton VAMC†† |julie.staats@ |

| | |rebecca.diller@ |

|Oklahoma |Muskogee VAMC |melissa.turner4@ |

| | |francis.mai@ |

|Oregon |VA Portland Health Care |weon.jun@ |

| |System†† | |

| |(Portland/Vancouver | |

| |Division) | |

| |● Salem CBOC |russell.jew2@ |

| |VA Southern Oregon RC&C |aaron.severson@ |

|Pennsylvania |Erie |delia.landy@ |

| |Lebanon VAMC†† |kevin.wolford@ |

| | |daniel.petley@ |

| |Wilkes-Barre VAMC |jennifer.price@ |

|Rhode Island |Providence VAMC |claire.messina@ |

| | |amanda.hunter2@ |

|South Carolina|Charleston VAMC†† |william.denton@ |

| |Dorn Veterans Hospital††|anthony.vanalstine@va.go|

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| |Greenville VAOPC |stephanie.england@|

| | |monica.jezior2@ |

|Tennessee |James H. Quillen VAMC |loren.bennett@ |

| |Memphis VAMC†† |james.williamson4@|

| | |andrew.rixon@ |

|Texas |Amarillo VAMC |david.trout@ |

| |Harlingen VA HCC |jeffrey.weaver1@ |

| |Houston VAHCS - Michael |bhagya.segu1@ |

| |E. DeBakey VAMC†† | |

| |Waco-Doris Miller VAMC |erika.perzan@ |

| |South Texas VHCS - Audie|gregg.wentworth@ |

| |L. Murphy VA Hospital†† | |

|Utah |Salt Lake City VAMC†† |duane.tanner@ |

|Vermont |White River Junction |richard.frick@ |

| |VAMC†† | |

|Virginia |Salem VAMC†† |scott.slagle@ |

|Washington |VA Puget Sound HCS - |jenny.truong@ |

| |American Lake Division††|irene.yang@ |

| |Spokane VAMC†† |allison.coit@ |

| | |chad.gosnell2@ |

| |Walla Walla - Jonathan |jennifer.melsness@|

| |M. Wainwright Memorial | |

| |VAMC | |

|West Virginia |Huntington VAMC †† |jacqueline.hallauer@va.g|

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†† Offers some low vision experience – contact program for specifics.

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VA RESIDENCY PROGRAM SITES

|Alabama |Birmingham VAMC †† |bethany.martinez@ |

| |Tuscaloosa VAMC |lisa.schifanella@ |

|Arizona |Sierra Vista CBOC |mark.mckenzie@ |

| |Southern Arizona VA HCS |danielle.weiler@ |

| |Tucson†† | |

|Arkansas |Fayetteville VAMC |marcus.cooke@ |

|California |VA Central California HCS |deana.lum2@ |

| |Fresno |alvaro.castillo@ |

| |GREATER LOS ANGELES HCS | |

| |● Los Angeles ACC †† |chang.kim@ |

| |● Sepulveda ACC/Nursing Home |steven.ferrucci@ |

| |● West Los Angeles HCC†† |pauline.ilsen@ |

| |Long Beach VA HCS BRC†† |edward.chu@ |

| |San Diego VAMC †† |katherine.wang@ |

| |San Francisco VAMC |andrew.mick@ |

| |VA Palo Alto HCS†† |david.yang@ |

| | |lee.vien@ |

|Connecticut |VA CONNECTICUT HCS | |

| |● Newington Campus |michael.kelleman@ |

| | |sharon.bisighini@ |

| |● West Haven Campus †† |nancy.shenouda-awad@ |

| | |theresa.zerilli@ |

|Delaware |Wilmington VAMC |rajni.acharya@ |

| | |lisa.stottlemyer@ |

|Florida |Bay Pines VAMC |candace.cordero@ |

| |Daytona Beach OPC†† |ruth.hyatt@ |

| |Gainesville VAMC |susannah.marcus@ |

| |Jacksonville OPC |michael.meyer4@ |

| |Lake City VAMC †† |michelle.nguyen2@ |

| |Miami VAMC |kasey.zann@ |

| |Orlando VAMC |john.spalding@ |

| | |ian.raden@ |

| |Tallahassee VAOPC |brandon.sanders2@ |

| |Tampa |chung.to@ |

|Illinois |Hines VAH †† |charles.kinnaird@ |

| |VA Illiana HCS |guadalupe.mejia@ |

| |James A. Lovell Federal HCC |stuart.richer1@ |

| |Jesse Brown VAMC†† |charles.kinnaird@ |

| |Marion VAMC†† |linda.lucas2@ |

|Indiana |Northern Indiana HCS - Fort |aaron.case@ |

| |Wayne Division | |

|Kansas |Wichita Robert J. Dole VAMC |michelle.dent2@ |

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|Kentucky |Lexington VAMC †† |ashley.rone@ |

| | |tara.foltz@ |

|Maine |VA Maine Health Care System |laura.dowd@ |

| | |jennifer.sprague@ |

|Maryland |VA MARYLAND HCS | |

| |● Baltimore Division †† |rigoberto.arteaga@ |

| |● Perry Point Division |amy.quan@ |

|Massachusetts |Bedford VAMC |anna.denardo@ |

| |VA BOSTON HCS | |

| |● Brockton Division |kevin.toolin@ |

| |● Jamaica Plain Division |tak.chau@ |

| |● Jamaica Plain Rehab Div †† |jennifer.gustafson@ |

| | |james.aylward@ |

| |● West Roxbury Division |rachel.druckenbrod@ |

|Michigan |Battle Creek VAMC †† |molly.mcginty-tauren@|

| |Detroit VAMC †† |jaime.zadoff@ |

| | |jeanette.varanelli@ |

| |VA Wyoming HC Center |jordan.kuipers2@ |

|Minnesota |Minneapolis VA HCS†† |kristin.wilson@ |

|Missouri |Kansas City VAMC †† |timothy.harkins@ |

| |St. Louis VAMC †† |allison.schafers@ |

| |Springfield CBOC |detlef.sleichter@ |

|Nevada |Las Vegas VAMC †† |lane.fujimoto@ |

| |Reno VAMC |marla.plecha@ |

|New Hampshire |Manchester VAMC |nadia.zalatimo@ |

|New Jersey |VA New Jersey HCS†† (East |malinda.cafiero@ |

| |Orange and Lyons) | |

|New York |VA Hudson Valley HCS†† |jean.jung@ |

| |(Montrose and Castle Point) | |

| |NY Harbor HCS†† (Brooklyn and|evan.canellos@ |

| |St. Albans) | |

| |Northport VAMC †† |shephali.patel@ |

|North Carolina |Salisbury VAMC †† |jeffrey.joy1@ |

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