84 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Colleges and Academic Centers selecting programs from more than 45 external clinic sites affiliated with the College of Optometry. Through the NSU Health Eye Care Centers, the college provides the highest-quality, patient-centered eye care to the community, while delivering excellent clinical training of student optometric physicians. A full spectrum of primary and specialty eye care services is available, including services that are offered at reduced cost to underserved populations. Specialty services include treatment and management for pediatric and binocular vision, vision therapy, sports vision, traumatic brain injury, myopia control, special populations, neuro-optometry, cornea and contact lens, dry eye and ocular surface disease, glaucoma, macula and diabetic eye disease, low-vision rehabilitation, geriatrics, electrodiagnostics, and emergency eye care. NSU’s College of Optometry offers a large selection of affordable and designer frames to meet all eyewear needs for children and adults at each of its on-site opticals as well. In addition to the professional program, the college offers postgraduate residency training in a variety of clinical settings—including primary care, pediatric, low vision, cornea, and contact lens optometry residencies within the NSU Health Eye Care Centers and hospitalbased and ocular disease residencies at affiliated clinical sites. The college also offers a master’s degree in Clinical Vision Research. This online program equips the optometrist, optometric educator, and other health professionals with the in-depth knowledge necessary to conduct scientific research directed at clinically relevant questions. The program also provides a bridge between clinical care and vision science. The college conducts a wide range of research in ocular disease, optics, contact lenses, autism, myopia control, traumatic brain injury, and vision science. These research projects are funded through grants from internal funds, private companies, and the National Eye Institute. NSU’s College of Optometry is the only optometric academic institution in the state of Florida. Furthermore, the college benefits from the integrated, interprofessional healthcare programs of the university’s Health Professions Division. The College of Optometry admitted its charter class in 1989 and its graduates provide primary eye care as well as specialty care in such areas as contact lenses; ocular disease; low-vision rehabilitation; and binocular, geriatric, and pediatric vision evaluation and treatment. Over the 32-year history of the College of Optometry, alumni have been realizing their potential by leading the optometric profession forward and being recognized for their achievements as outstanding clinicians, educators, entrepreneurs, and leaders in professional associations and their communities. Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (M.D. College) Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine was established in 2017 as the eighth medical school in the populous state of Florida granting the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. The college received Preliminary Accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) in October 2017 and matriculated its charter class of 53 students in July 2018. In January of 2018, the college was renamed the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allo- pathic Medicine in recognition of a substantial gift from the Patel Family Foundation to support student scholarships. NSU’s M.D. College is matriculating its fourth class of students and has received Full Accreditation by LCME. In lockstep with NSU’s vision, the college is committed to becoming a preeminent medical school through a strong focus on academic medicine’s tripartite mission of excellence in medical education, research, and patient-centered care. The college enjoys strong institutional and community support and has successfully partnered with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) East Florida and its hospital network to provide excellent student training experiences in clinically relevant settings. HCA will soon open a 200-bed teaching and research hospital on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. It will be within walking distance of the university’s educational and research facilities, including NSU’s 215,000-square- foot Center for Collaborative Research, which houses the majority of the NSU M.D. College’s research faculty.
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