Author name: Matt Weinheimer

4th year optometry student at the Illinois College of Optometry. Bachelor of Science from Indiana University Bloomington. Originally from Sullivan, IN (30 miles south of Terre Haute). Currently, I am in on the US Navy's Health Professions Scholarship Program and will become an active duty Naval Optometrist upon graduation. In 2012-13, I served at the AOSA National Student Liaison to the Armed Forces Optometric Association (AFOS). Find Matt on Google+.

VAs and Victory Laps: The Path to Becoming an Optometry Expert

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Every year, new ODs graduate from their respective schools and ask the same question: “What now?” Private, corporate, OD/MD, and hospital setting practices all provide different opportunities to practice the culmination of twenty-plus years of schooling. But what if there was a way to further your education in optometry and give yourself another year to …

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

Healthcare, News, Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

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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