Externship Site List

Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry requires that students complete formal, hands-on training at approved clinical sites and practices during their fourth year of study.

Please Note:Information below is subject to change without notice. Every attempt will be made to keep the information up-to-date.

*Does not specialize in Ocular Disease.

List of NSU Externship Sites
externship site	location	students per rotation
Aker-Kasten Eye Center	Boca Raton, FL	2
Allied Eye	Chattanooga, TN	1
Aran Eye Associates	North Miami Beach, FL	4
Associates in Ophthalmology	West Mifflin, PA	1
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute	Miami, FL	3 (6 month rotation)
Braverman Eye Center	Hollywood, FL	3
Broward Eye Care *	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	1
Center for Excellence in Eye Care	Miami, FL	1
Center for Retina and Macular Disease	Lakeland, FL	1
Clayton Eye Center	Morrow, GA	2
Coastal Vision Center *	Fernandina Bch, FL	1
Commonwealth Eye Surgery	Lexington, KY	1
CorrectVision Laser Institute	Pembroke Pines, FL	2
Draisin Vision Group*	Charleston, SC	1
Robert M. Easton, Jr, OD, FAAO, PA *	Oakland Park, FL	1
Envision Eye Care*	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	1-2
Eye Associates of Pinellas	Pinellas Park, FL	1
Eye Centers of South Florida	North Miami Beach, FL	4
Filutowski Eye Institute	Lake Mary, FL	1
Ft. Lauderdale Eye Institute	Plantation, FL	2
Frantz Eyecare	Ft. Myers, FL	1
Drs. Heiden & Heiden, PA *	Hollywood, FL	1
Indian Health Services	Multiple Sites	Multiple
Katzen Eye Group	Towson, MD	1
MacDill Air Force Base *	Tampa, FL	1
Magruder Laser Vision	Orlando, FL	1
Maine Optometry *	Brunswick, ME	1
Marciano Family Optometric*	WPB, FL	2
MCR Health Services, Inc.*	Bradenton, FL	2 (students per quarter)
Miamisburg Vision Care *	Miamisburg, OH	1
Milan Eye Center	Cumming, GA	1
Mittleman Eye	West Palm Beach, FL	1
MVT/CEC *	Miami, FL	1
Ocean Optics*	Delray Beach, FL	1
Omni Eye Services	Atlanta, GA	1
Planet Vision Eyecare*	Greenacres, FL	2
Richard E. Sorkin, OD, PA*	St. Petersburg, FL	1
Shanghai Eye & ENT Hospital	Shanghai, China	2-4
South Florida Laser Eye Center	Plantation, FL	1
South Florida Vision*	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	2 per location
Southwest Orlando Eye Care *	Orlando, FL	1
The Eye Institute	Melbourne, FL	1
Tianjin Eye Hospital	Tianjin, China	2-4
Triangle Vision Optometry *	Gastonia, NC	1
University of Pittsburg Eye Center	Pittsburg, PA	1
Vision Care and Surgery Associates	Weston & Hialeah, FL	3
Vision Unlimited*	Miami, FL	1
Walter Reed Military Medical Center at Bethesda*	Bethesda, MD	1
Williamson Eye Center	Baton Rouge, LA	1

NSU Externship Programs at VA Medical Centers

List of NSU Externship Programs at VA Medical Centers
externship site	location	students per rotation
VA Central Western MA HCS	Leeds, MA	1
VA Medical Center in Bay Pines	Bay Pines, FL	1 (6 month rotation encouraged)
VA Medical Center in Charleston	Charleston, SC	1 (6 month rotation encouraged)
VA Medical Center in Columbia	Columbia, SC	1-3 (competes w/other colleges; 6 month rotation encouraged)
VA Medical Center in Erie	Erie, PA 1	1
VA Medical Center in Gainesville	Gainsville, FL	2
VA Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic	Jacksonville, FL	1
VA Medical Center in Lake City	Lake City, FL	1
VA Medical Center in Miami	Miami, FL	1
VA Medical Center in Lake Baldwin	Orlando, FL	1-3
VA Medical Center in Lake Nona	Orlando, FL	3
VA Medical Center in Salisbury	Salisbury, NC	Depends on availability
VA Tallahassee Outpatient Clinic (OPC)	Tallahassee, FL	1
VA Medical Center in the Villages	The Villages, FL	1
VA Viera Outpatient Clinic	Viera, FL	1
VA Medical Center in WPB	West Palm Beach, FL	2
VA Medical Center in Wilmington	Wilmington, DE	1 (6 month rotation encouraged)
VA William Bill Kling	Sunrise, FL	1-2