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Posted 06/02/2023
Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com, Study Resources / By Author: Easy Anyama

Amplify your optometry school experience and see what it means to get involved in our profession as the annual AOSA/AOA conference, Optometry’s Meeting, comes to the Music City, June 19-22, 2024. Optometry’s Meeting provides students a four-day, immersive experience in career development, clinical and practice management skill building, professional networking and advocacy alongside optometry’s leaders. …

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Interview with Dr. Glen Steele: The Future of Optometry and InfantSEE

Articles, Healthcare, Involvement, Optometry School, Organized Optometry, Post-Optometry School / By / 10 minutes of reading

Curious about what the future of pediatric optometry may look like? Curious to hear what the chair of the InfantSEE program thinks of the future of optometry? Want some advice from a leader in optometry on how to succeed as optometry students? Dr. Glen Steele, OD, FCOVD, FAAO is the current chair of the AOA’s InfantSEE …

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Pursuing Leadership Positions in Optometric Organizations – SVOSH

Involvement, News, Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

This article is part two in a continuing series looking closely behind the scenes of optometry student organizations through the eyes of passionate and dedicated student leaders.  Kristen Kramlich, a second year student at University of Missouri-St. Louis and incoming President of Student Volunteer Services to Humanity (known as SVOSH or VOSH) shares some of …

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Optometrists Change Lives: 2014 Student and Resident Writing Competition

Articles, Involvement, Optometry School, Residency / By / 2 minutes of reading

The Optometric Extension Program Foundation (OEPF) continuously strives to connect to optometry students and residents through education, scholarships and involvement with optometry schools everywhere. The OEPF is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of the discipline of optometry through the gathering and dissemination of information on vision and the visual process. They publish Optometry & Visual …

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Our SECO Experience: A Fantastic Conference for Students!

Involvement, News / By / 4 minutes of reading

This was my first trip SECO, and it definitely met and exceeded my expectations! If you haven’t attended yet, you should plan on making the trip at least once during your student career. SECO organizers make the extra effort to create a beneficial and fun student experience. The student programs and CE’s were a great learning …

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13 Things You Need to Know Before Going on a VOSH Trip

Involvement, News / By / 8 minutes of reading

This past January, I had the wonderful opportunity to conduct eye exams at the annual eye care clinic with VOSH-Connecticut in Nicaragua. Twenty-one optometry students from Berkeley Optometry joined a team of eight optometrists and 24 additional volunteers to serve the beach town of San Juan Del Sur and its neighboring communities. Over four days …

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Interview with Dr. Ron Hopping: The Future of Optometry

Involvement, News, Organized Optometry / By / 2 minutes of reading

Curious about what the AOA immediate past president thinks about the future of optometry? Want to learn how you can become involved in ensuring the success of optometry’s future? Want some advice from a leader in optometry on how to succeed as optometry students? Dr. Ron Hopping, OD, MPH, FAAO is the immediate past president …

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SECO 2014: Exploring Atlanta, Georgia

Involvement, News / By / 3 minutes of reading

Atlanta, Georgia will host this year’s Southeastern Congress of Optometry (SECO)! One of the best parts of the convention experience is the exploration of the city in which the convention is being held. With an array of attractions ranging from the Georgia Aquarium and the Coca-Cola Factory to the historically famous concert venue Tabernacle, this year’s …

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February Student in Focus: Keylee Clemons Brown, IAUPR ’15

Articles, Involvement, Optometry School / By / 6 minutes of reading

Keylee Brown was born in Florida and raised in the small north Georgia mountain town of Dahlonega, “Home of the First Gold Rush.” She attended The University of North Georgia, one of our nations seven senior military institutions, as a non-military student.  It was there that she met her husband Dan, a veteran of Operation …

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Pursuing Leadership Positions in Optometric Organizations – AOSA

Articles, Involvement, Optometry School, Organized Optometry / By / 3 minutes of reading

You’ve made it through your first semester of optometry school. Or maybe your third, or even fifth. Maybe you’re a junior or senior still pursuing your undergraduate degree, thinking about a future career in optometry. No matter what your year in school, it is never too early or too late to start thinking about getting …

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AOSA Trustee Spotlight: Stefan Levay-Young

Involvement, Optometry School, Organized Optometry / By / 5 minutes of reading

OS: Stefan Levay-Young is a member of the American Optometric Student Association Board of Trustees.  He is the outgoing Trustee for SUNY State College of Optometry and the newly elected Treasurer for the AOSA. Stefan, tell us a little about yourself! SL: I was bred in Berkeley, California and buttered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. I completed undergrad at The University of Wisconsin (go …

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