1, 811 candidates took NBEO Part I Applied Basic Sciences. It was a student from Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) Mallori B. Aschenbrenner, a fourth-year student, who earned highest honors. Mallori Aschenbrenner scored the highest in the country and subsequently has been named the recipient of the 2012 Dr. Norman E. Wallis Award for …
I took my NBEO part one on March 20th and 21st, a 14 hour test that spanned 2 days, each day held two, 3.5 hour sessions. I started studying for the test in December, but only about one day per week for a few hours. By the time February came around I would study 3 of 7 …
According to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in its second year, the Medicare Electronic-Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program, has issued over 2 million dollars to optometrists in bonus payments. Each optometrist who qualified for payments during 2010 (around 936) received an average of $2,462.40, and incentive payments to optometrists ranged from $23,277.04 …
The Optometry’s Meeting is an annual meeting consisting of a multitude of ophthalmic professions, all gathered together in one place, to educate, network with, and entertain one another. It is the utmost invaluable event for optometry and ophthalmic professions. The “Optometry’s Meeting® is a combined meeting, bringing together the annual meetings of the American Optometric …
As we consider our careers in optometry after graduation, one modality of practice that often gets overlooked is that within hospitals. The 2006 AOA scope of practice survey showed that 11% of ODs have hospital privileges. The question becomes what can you as the optometrist do in a hospital setting? There are various roles for …
