NBEO

Tips for Preparing for NBEO Part 1

Boards are one of the most nerve-wracking events in Optometry School.  While each part of the NBEO presents unique challenges, Part 1 is often considered the most difficult.  This may be due to the fact that Part 1 is a comprehensive knowledge test of everything you have learned during your two and a half years …

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Top 10 Articles of 2018

Happy New Year 2019! Whether you are kicking off a new semester or beginning your final rotation (last semester, fourth year students!), the start of the new year gives a chance for reflection. As 2019 gets started, we wanted to share our top ten OptometryStudents articles from 2018. Scope of Practice articles What procedures, treatments, …

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Boards Prep Before you Prepare for Boards

Most optometry students take the National Board Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) Part 1 (of 3 total) Applied Basic Sciences in March toward the end of their third year. Boards prep is typically a time of high stress for optometry students due to the pressure of wanting to pass, cost of the test, and fatigue that …

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Get Paid to be an Optometry Student: Inside the U.S. Military HPSP Program

The Health Professions Scholarship Program, or HPSP, is probably the most recognizable military optometry program for optometry students today. The scholarship program consists of an agreement between selectees and their respective services. Scholarships can range between one and four years of educational benefits in exchange for a minimum of three years of service as a …

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NBEO Part 2: An Experience

BOARDS. At first blush, this word tends to illicit anxiety among OD students. Rightfully so, as these exams determine the outcome for our licenses and residencies. We spend countless hours studying, reviewing, creating mnemonics, all in the hopes that we’ve covered enough material to pass the exam. Having completed NBEO 2 in recent days, let …

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NBEO Part III Summary & Guide (with all form download links)

NBEO Part III – Clinical Skills Evaluation Summary Administration: Strictly performance and students will not answer any questions. Student candidates will examine a different patient at each of four 30-minute stations, in the performance of 20 clinical skills including injection skills. The exam is administered in one 3.75 hour session.  Although this examination primarily measures psychomotor skills, it contains an assessment …

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