2016_SUNY_Optometry_PRR

 Students believe that too much lecture/lab time was devoted to (>25%): o Cellular and molecular biology (54%) o Geometrical and visual optics (45%) o Binocular vision (43%) o Vision therapy (43%)  34% strongly disagree or disagree that “Basic science courses had sufficient illustrations of clinical relevance” Clinic  47% strongly disagree or disagree with “I saw a sufficient number of patients” when thinking of my on ‐ campus Ocular Disease rotation  60% strongly disagree or disagree with “I saw a sufficient number of patients” when thinking of my on ‐ campus Low Vision Clinic rotation  85% strongly disagree or disagree with “I feel well prepared for practice in this area” when thinking of my Low Vision Clinic rotation  Students believe that that they spent too much time in the following rotations (>25%): o UEC Primary Care (38%) o UEC Vision therapy (26%)  Students believe that that they spent too little time in the following rotation (>25%): o UEC Low Vision (56%) Student Life/Services  Students were very dissatisfied or dissatisfied with (>30%): o Career planning services (36%) o On ‐ campus study space (50%) o On ‐ campus relaxation space (45%) o Opportunity to participate in non ‐ academic college related activities (30%) Participation in Optional Activities  Greater than 10% were active participants in the following activities o Research project with a faculty member (25%) o Providing health care services at a site other than the UEC that serves underserved populations (48%) o Learned another language to improve communications with patients (35%) o Mission trips (e.g., SVOSH, FCO) (23%) o Special Olympics (71%) o Diabetes awareness events (23%) o Student government (27%) o Professional organizations (AOSA, NYSOA) (64%)

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