- Part of our previous strategic plan was to increase the quantity and quality of the OPT III clinic experience. As a result, the total number of patient encounters seen during the third year has increased for each of the last three graduating classes.
| Table: Increases in patient encounters for each of the last three graduating classes | |
| Graduating Class | Increase in OPT III Patient Encounters from prior year |
| 2017 | 8.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% |
| 2019 | 6.6% |