Internship in Optometry
What: This is an enriching experience for undergraduate students, giving
them a clinical and hands on experience in the field of
Optometry. Students will have the opportunity to participate in research,
see participants, shadow optometrists, engage in new studies, and
possibly present their research at the end of their second semester.
Students will work under a health professional at HPD and first observe
their work along with the work of the interns before them to get familiar with
the position. They will typically see participants for research about 2-3
times a week, and work on their term paper outside of that.
Where: The internship requires students to go to the Health Professions
Building (HPD), otherwise known as the graduate building of Nova
Southeastern. Interns will see participants in the lab on the second floor of
the Terry building.
Application Details: Students will need to be in good academic standing
before applying for the position, and have to be comfortable taking on the
internship along with the rest of their credits for the semester. They will
also need to go through an interview process with not only Dr. Jaffe, but
also the health professional they will be working closely with at HPD.
Further details will be discussed by Dr. Jaffe on what he fully expects from
students before applying.
I highly recommend this research/internship to anyone interested in
optometry. You will get an unbelievable hands-on opportunity in the field
and learn so much about your future career through this experience.
If you have further questions, feel free to email me at [email protected].