Michigan College Of Optometry Externship Housing Survey.

Background: Extemship site selection is one of the most important decisions made during a student's optometric education. At Michigan College of Optometry, a website exists with a wealth of information to assist students through the selection process. This website, however, lacks detailed information about one of the most basic necessities: housing. Currently, no organized method of disseminating information about the previous interns' living arrangements exists. This research study investigated the rotation housing of the past three graduating classes of Michigan College of Optometry in order to organize the information and make it available to third year students during the extemship site selection process. Methods and Results: A survey was generated to explore the type of housing, the location, the lease term, and the approximate rent and utility costs for each specific extemship site. The results were compiled and the information was used to create a Facebook group to provide guidance to future optometry classes. Conclusions: The information gathered from this survey can be a valuable and easily accessible tool for third year Michigan College of Optometry students when selecting and moving to extemship sites for fourth year rotations.