Author name: Hunter Chapman

As Director of Optometry School Relations, I hope to encourage many optometry students to get more involved with this great website and the profession, in general. A student at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN with plans to graduate in 2016, I am excited about my upcoming student and professional career in optometry. My hometown is Monroe, LA, and I graduated from Louisiana State University in May 2012. I am also privileged to serve as an AOSA Trustee and the AOA-PAC National Liaison. Find Hunter on Google+.

Southern College of Optometry Provides Over $1 Million in Uncompensated Healthcare

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Southern College of Optometry (SCO) recently announced it provided $1,043,530 in uncompensated optometric care to the Memphis, Tenn., community during the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The school distributed its services through outreach programs with the optometry school and its Eye Center. Though the majority of patients received attention at the Eye Center, other services were provided through vision …

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A Roadmap for Pre-optometry Students

Articles, Pre-Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

Because this is a small profession, it is usually difficult to find other pre-optometry students at most colleges.  In fact, until last year, there was not even a pre-optometry club at my university.  The lack of pre-optometry students can sometimes result in a lack of pre-optometry advisers, so this article is directed to anyone in …

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My Exposure to the Legislative Process in Louisiana

Articles, Organized Optometry / By / 3 minutes of reading

Before beginning my first year at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN this fall, I had the incredible opportunity to get a glimpse of how my home state’s legislature impacts our profession in Louisiana.  Amidst the headache-inducing lawyer jargon, was a statute that was passed nearly 40 years ago to prevent insurance companies from …

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The Importance of Building Connections Prior to Optometry School

Articles, Involvement, Pre-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

It is undoubtedly important to succeed academically in undergraduate studies and in optometry school, but it’s also extremely important to begin networking as soon as possible.  My connections initiated from shadowing optometrists.  During one summer, I shadowed four optometrists in four different practices: three private practices and one MD/OD clinic.  In fact, one of the …

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