Optometry Internship (OPTO90028) // Assessment

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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:

1. 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 intended learning outcomes (4,000 words)

2. 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 diary;
• Clinical case reports;
• Clinical feedback from local and external sites (e.g. clinical feedback system);
• Reports from external placements;
• Tables of signed patient examinations, feedback and clinical skills performed at placements;
• Evidence of non-clinical activity that pertains to the profession of optometry;
• Results from objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE); and
• Results from computer-assisted learning tasks.

This subject is assessed as Pass/Fail.