Residency Program Information

The one-year residencies offered by Pacific University's College of Optometry and their affiliates offer the practicing optometrist an opportunity to experience a variety of patient encounters.

At the conclusion of the residency year, residents present at a 7-hour continuing education program which is open to the optometric community.  This year's program was Monday, June 2nd and featured a wide range of topics and case presentations.  For more information click here.

For more information about the residencies available at the Pacific University College of Optometry, send e-mail to the program directors, listed below. You can also view or download the Adobe Acrobat documents listed below for additional details. For specific site information please go to this site: http://www.optometryresident.org/PUCO.htm

For specific application instructions, go to the Optometric Residency Matching Service (ORMS) site at http://www.optometryresident.org

Contact Lens & Primary Eye Care

Alaska Eye Care Centers, Anchorage, AK

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Denise Thanepohn dlthanepohn@hotmail.com

 

Cornea and Contact Lenses
Pacific University and Associated Clinics, Forest Grove and Portland, Oregon

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Beth Kinoshita bkinoshita@pacificu.edu

 

Ocular Disease / Refractive and Ocular Surgery
Eye Care Associates of Nevada, Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Douglas Devries drdevries@nveyelaser.com

 

Primary Eye Care Optometry
Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland, Oregon

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Mark Williams Mark.Williams3@va.gov

 

Primary Eye Care Optometry / Refractive and Surgical Co-Management
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Veterans Administration Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Barbara Hetrick Barbara.Hetrick@va.gov

 

Primary Eye Care Optometry / Refractive & Ocular Surgery

IRIS Ophthalmology Clinic, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Sharon Wong sharon.wong@iris.ca

 

Primary Eye Care / Geriatric Optometry
Roseburg Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Roseburg, Oregon

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Bryan Deck Bryan.Deck@va.gov

 

Primary Eye Care / Geriatric Optometry
Spokane Veterans Administration Medical Center, Spokane, Washington

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Thomas Riley Thomas.Riley1@va.gov

 

Primary Eye Care / Geriatric Optometry

Veterans Administration Puget Sound Healthcare System, American Lake Division, Tacoma Washington

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Jeffery Hiett Jeffery.Hiett@va.gov

 

Vision Therapy, Rehabilitation & Pediatric Optometry

Pacific University and Associated Clinics, Forest Grove and Portland, Oregon

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Graham Erickson ericksog@pacificu.edu