A vision for student learning experience
The La Trobe Eye Clinic, a student-led university clinic, was established to create a real-world student learning opportunity, address shortages in clinical placements and provide on-the-job experience in paediatric orthoptics for orthoptic students.
First published at Shaping Australia Awards by La Trobe University
The La Trobe Eye Clinic, a student-led university clinic, was established to create a real-world student learning opportunity, address shortages in clinical placements and provide on-the-job experience in paediatric orthoptics for orthoptic students.
In partnership with the Royal Children’s Hospital, a collaboration involving the co-management of paediatric patients was established and later expanded to include referral pathways for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services. The university clinic now offers 500 placement days per year to students and, since implementation, has provided over 3,000 patient consultations with 650 patients co-managed with the hospital and 600 children referred by MCH nurses or other health professionals.
With the exponential increase in referrals, the clinic will see over 1,200 patients in 2023.
La Trobe Eye Clinic has developed a robust and integrated clinical pathway that has optimised outcomes for children and increased student placements, whilst providing real world learning opportunities for orthoptic students.
