Optometry Internship (OPTO90028) // Assessment

Additional details

Assessment is in the form of a learning portfolio, which is reviewed throughout the year and submitted at the end of Semester 2. The learning portfolio must include:

- A personal reflective essay that demonstrates evidence of clinical practice experience, and of clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes at a level appropriate to a newly graduated optometrist, as outlined in the subject objectives (4,000 words).

- Evidence compiled throughout the year (expected to be based on over 1,000 hours of clinical practice, and to comprise over 10,000 words of documentation), such as:

• Clinical case reports
• Results from clinical assessments from local and external sites
• Results from clinical examinations (e.g. mini-CEXs)
• Results from an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
• Results from computer-assisted learning tasks

Hurdle Requirement: 100% attendance at clinical placements

This subject is assessed as Pass/Fail