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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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Why You Should Go On a Mission Trip in Optometry School

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

Are you passionate about serving others? If so, then a mission trip is for you.   My name is Hannah Busroe and I want to share with you my experience this past year traveling to El Salvador on an optometric service trip. I went with my classmates at the Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) through …

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What You Need to Know Before Going on an Optometry Mission Trip

Clinical Optometry, Events, Involvement, Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

Quick Tips for Mission Trips Many students go on mission trips over the summer break. These trips are organized by many groups, including RAM, FCO, and SVOSH. Students travel around the country and around the world to pop-up clinics. The students and doctors treat patients who could not afford or obtain optometric care otherwise. Whether …

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Benefits of Working in a Private Practice as a Student

Involvement, News, Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School, Study Break / By / 4 minutes of reading

Working While in Optometry School A job outside of optometry school can be stressful. Working at a private practice takes time, energy, and focus away from studies while in school. Can it possibly be worth it? I talked with a few fellow optometry students about their experiences. It was easy to come up with many …

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Optometry’s Meeting 2019: My Personal Recap

Events, Involvement, Optometry School / By / 2 minutes of reading

I just got back from my first Optometry’s Meeting (OM) located in St. Louis, Missouri. I was given this amazing opportunity to attend a conference before even stepping foot into optometry school. That’s right, I will be starting optometry school in the fall and already have an OM under my belt! Looking back on my …

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Maryland Scope of Practice – “Good Morning, Baltimore!”

Articles, Involvement, News, Organized Optometry, Scope of Practice / By / 3 minutes of reading

Living in Maryland For optometrists looking to head to the mid-Atlantic region of the US, Maryland is a beautiful coastal state with almost a quarter of its area surrounded by water. Home to prestigious universities like Johns Hopkins, Loyola, the University of Maryland, and the US Naval Academy, Maryland’s neighboring cities of Baltimore and Annapolis …

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Oklahoma Scope of Practice – Home Sweet ‘Homa

Involvement, News, Scope of Practice / By / 4 minutes of reading

Oklahoma Scope of Practice  Life in the Sooner State Where the wind does in fact come sweeping down the plains, Oklahoma is a state full of pride and progression. From a night on the town spent in Bricktown in Oklahoma City to visiting the Hard Rock Café in Tulsa, there is a booming nightlife in …

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Wisconsin Scope of Practice

Involvement, Organized Optometry, Scope of Practice / By / 3 minutes of reading

Practicing Optometry in Wisconsin While Wisconsin may have a reputation for good cheese and cold winters,  it has more to offer than that. In addition to miles of farmland, Milwaukee and Madison are the state’s major cities, and many smaller cities have University of Wisconsin branches. Life in America’s Dairyland Beyond the lively night life, …

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Nebraska Scope of Practice

Involvement, Organized Optometry, Post-Optometry School, Scope of Practice / By / 3 minutes of reading

Scope of Practice in the Cornhusker State Optometrists looking to practice in the state of Nebraska will love the expansive scope of practice of optometric medicine. Nebraska, the Cornhusker state, offers two major metropolitan areas of Lincoln and Omaha. Lincoln, home to the main campus of University of Nebraska is always buzzing during football season. …

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