OPHTHALMOLOGY 681: HMC CLERKSHIP

Ophthalmology 681 - Harborview Medical Center (HMC)

Welcome to HMC Eye Clinic! We are pleased you have chosen a clinical rotation in ophthalmology and hope your two weeks are educational and rewarding.

Located on the 1st Floor of the South Wing, our staff consists of:

Arash Jian-Amadi, MD	Interim Ophthalmologist-in-Chief
Raghu Mudumbai, MD	Ophthalmologist
Jennifer Lee, MD	Ophthalmologist
Robert Tower, MD	Ophthalmologist
Tammy Gallagher, RN	Clinical Manager
Matt LeCornu	Patient Care Coordinator
Amy Trenner	Ophthalmic Technician
Heather Kelsey	Ophthalmic Technician
Michael Lovelady	Program Coordinator

As your schedule indicates, ophthalmology surgeries occur Monday mornings. On the first day of your rotation, please report to your scheduled site. On the second Monday of your rotation, please arrive at Harborview with suffficient time to change from your street clothes to scrubs (provided in the O.R.) and attend the 7:45 AM surgery. The surgical dressing room is located on the ground floor of the North Wing.

Thursday Morning Conferences

(7:00 AM to 10:30 AM) are devoted to special classes and sessions in the Ophthalmology Conference Room (BB-824) at the University of Washington. Following the Conferences, Grand Rounds are held from 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM. Please refer to the specific schedules for more detailed

information.

In order to participate more fully in our clinic, you should familiarize yourself with certain ophthalmologic procedures:

Patient History: Ask about previous eye problems such as glaucoma, trauma, surgery, or prescription glasses. Determine if the patient is currently taking any medications.
Examination: Check visual acuity both near and far; evaluate eyelids and pupils; do confrontation visual fields; check for phorias and tropias.
Equipment: You should become familiar with: the use of biomicroscopy (slit lamp examination); checking previous glasses' Rx on lensometer; the use of the Humphrey automated visual field machine.

If we can be of further assistance, please feel free to call the clinic at (206) 731-3204.

Once again, welcome to Harborview!

Arash Jian-Amadi , MD
Interim Ophthalmologist-in-Chief

For more information on Ophthalmology Clerkships at the University of Washington, please contact: Dorrie Quirante at (206) 685-1969.

E-Mail Clerkship Coordinator

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