2016_SUNY_Optometry_PRR

and performing the principals of evidence based practice and inter ‐ professional education/collaborative practice.  Increased Enrollment – To accommodate the increase in enrollment didactically, all three lecture halls and key teaching laboratories were renovated. Additional lab sections were added where needed. Clinically, external clinical training opportunities for fourth ‐ year students were expanded through the College’s network of clinical affiliates (hospitals, health centers, practices). Previously, fourth ‐ year students spent two out of four quarters in our externship program and two as interns at the University Eye Center. This has been changed to three out of four in the externship program, allowing the College’s clinical care unit (the University Eye Center) to provide these increased numbers of pre ‐ fourth year students with consistent and appropriate patient care involvement. The anticipated impact is an increase in students’ patient care experiences prior to graduation.  Educational Technology – Coincident with the renovations of the Colleges teaching spaces, there has been a major investment in educational technologies including virtual reality/simulation technology for preclinical training; lecture capture; digital examination lanes for preclinical training; and upgraded assessment programs including the Scantron products ClassClimate, Parascore and Paratest.  Inter ‐ Professional Education (IPE) – Health Care Reform demands that health professions education prepare students to work in interprofessional team ‐ based environments. Modifications have been made didactically and clinically to ensure students demonstrate the interprofessional competencies required for success as an integrated member of the health care team. These include team taught clinical medicine, grand rounds with interprofessional panel discussions, and an emphasis on interprofessional collaborative care experience in clinical rotations.  Performance on National Board Examinations: Section 5 of this Periodic Review Report, which discusses the College’s Institutional Assessment Plan, details the processes and measures used to assess student learning. For health professions, success on national licensing exams allows comparison with national performance data. Virtually all optometry students take a three ‐ part national board national board examination (NBEO) prior to graduation. Passage is required for licensure. SUNY College of Optometry students have been highly successful in passing all parts of the NBEO prior to graduation, consistently performing well above the national average.

Percentage of Candidates who Passed all NBEO Parts at Graduation

75 80 85 90 95 100

National SUNY

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