Summary (2020-2021 catalog)

Sequential (2020-2021 catalog)

Primary Eye Care Residency – IAUPR

Mission

The program expects to provide post-graduate training so that the resident can develop proficiency in areas of primary care optometry, gain experience with multidisciplinary settings, and obtain training in pre-and-post -ophthalmic operative care. The program also will provide the resident with experience in teaching and scholarly activities, so that he or she may further pursue a career in education and research.

Program Goals

• Provide post-graduate training, which develops the proficiency necessary to become a full scope primary care practitioner
• Develop quality clinical educators and clinical researcher

Program Description

• One-year residency program (beginning in mid-August)
• A yearly stipend of $35,000 with benefits
• No tuition or fees
• Position: One
• Health Insurance benefits from IAUPR
• Professional Liability Protection from IAUPR
• Workload: 80% (32 hours per week)Clinical, 20% (8 hours per week)Didactical
  • Saturday Clinic approximately twice per month (weekdays exchange for those Saturdays)
• Accreditation status: Accredited by ACOE
• Bilingual School’s Setting with Spanish’s speaking patients

Residency Experience

• Scholarly Activities
• Lecturing
• Weekly optometric seminars
• Worksites:
  • IAUPR’s Clinic Sites (Own Transportation strongly recommended)
  • External Rotations
• Library and research resources
• Administration time
• Specialty areas rotation
  • Contact lenses, VT, Low Vision, Electro-diagnostics, Prosthesis, Learning Disabilities
• Certificate requirements include:
  • Optometry License in a state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Puerto Rico Optometry license obtained by January of the residency year.
  • Completion of Part I, II, III, and TMOD of National Boards Examination in Optometry (NBEO)
  • Successful Clinical & Didactic evaluations
  • Publishable quality paper

Meet Our Resident for 2021-2022

Armando L. Lugo Loyola, OD
alugo@opto.inter.edu

Dr. Armando Lugo was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He holds a BS in Biology from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR)- Metro Campus. Throughout his undergraduate years, he developed a passion for teaching and worked as a tutor for math courses. He attended optometry school at the IAUPR-School of Optometry where he obtained an OD degree. At the optometry school, he was appointed president of his class for 3 years, was a member of the Student Council, and served as a tutor to colleague students for various courses. Dr. Lugo’s professional interests include ocular diseases and research. In his free time, he enjoys going to the beach with his wife, going on road trips with his dog, playing board games, doing BBQ, playing tennis with his dad, and fishing with his uncle.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Applicant must have successfully completed part I, II, and TMOD of National Boards of Examiners in Optometry as a requisite for admission to the residency program.
2. Candidates must be eligible to be licensed as an optometrist in a state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
3. Recommendation letters: Three (3) are requested. One should be from the clinical director from graduating institution or chief academic officer. Two others from full-time faculty members have been involved with the applicant’s education.
4. A brief essay stating reasons for applying to a program that is addressed to primary eye care is requested.
5. Applicant should submit Curriculum Vitae and be available for interview.
6. Knowledge of basic conversational Spanish language is required to communicate with the majority of the patient population although the English language is the official written language.
7. Candidates must earn the degree of Doctor of Optometry from a school or college of optometry accredited by the Council on Optometric Education prior to the starting date of the residency program.
8. IAUPR affirms that all candidates are evaluated without regard to sex, race, color, creed, origin, or disabilities.
9. On the 10th of March 2021, the IAUPR established vaccination against COVID-19 as a requirement for employment, this requirement extends to the residency program and hence the resident. Candidates are aware of this requirement. As such, once a candidate is selected and offered the position, he/she must present evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 to complete the hiring process. However, during this process, the selected candidate may submit a COVID-19 vaccination waiver request under the recognized exceptions on the basis of medical or religious grounds following the IAUPR established waiver evaluation process. Completing an application for a waiver does not imply or mean it will be granted. For more information, you may contact the IAUPR School of Optometry Human Resources Office, Mrs. Janice Martinez, at jamartinez@opto.inter.edu.

Application Process

1. Candidates must complete the application through the ORMatch. Deadline: February 1.
   For more INFO, refer to the ORMatch Webpage.
2. All serious applicants are encouraged to arrange a site visit.

Contact information

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