In addition to the new Florida law regarding oral medication prescriptions, there has been a lot of legislation going on this year in optometry! Here’s a summary of the changes going on behind the scenes of your profession that could very well affect the way you practice as an optometrist in the future: In March, …
Legislation and Possible Changes to Optometry in 6 States! Read More »
Nicholas Green (The Ohio State University Class of 2017) and I (Pennsylvania College of Optometry Class of 2017) both decided to take a year off between undergrad and optometry school. Below you will find our responses to 7 different questions about our unique experiences during our year off. AUTHOR PROFILES: Nicholas Green and Kristin Schwab …
Two Different Perspectives on Taking a Year Off Before Optometry School Read More »
As optometry student debt continues to rise, we need to start taking control of our finances. Many online resources are available to help manage spending; allowing us to keep student debt to a reasonable level. Websites like mint.com, manilla.com, buxfer.com, and budgettracker.com are free online financial and budget tools. Each is slightly different, but …
James Deom, AOSA Trustee PCO and AOSA National Liaison to AOA PAC 2012 has been a record setting and historical year for the AOA. The Affordable Care Act will potentially add millions of uninsured Americans into the mix to receive vital healthcare services they may have otherwise gone without. . Many who would undoubtedly benefit …
Report of Student Activity in AOA PAC and AOA Advocacy Read More »
“If I knew then what I know now…” is a phrase I find myself using quite often when talking about my experiences in optometry school. As a fourth year student with 10 months left until I walk across the stage, my mind is wandering and thinking of what I would’ve, could’ve, and should’ve done …
Whether we are creating the content directly on OptometryStudents.com or linking you to other great content, our job here at OS is to keep students informed and involved. That is why I want to direct you to this great AOA newsletter called “Eyes On The Future” (ETOF) is a quarterly AOA publication that has some really valuable …
By: Leslie Faulkner – Northeastern State University c/o 2014 “I was inspired and motivated by the passion and energy of everyone at this meeting. I could feel it in the banquet rooms and lecture halls, but most importantly I could feel it when we stormed Capitol Hill to take our message to our state leaders.” …
[poll id=”17″] This is a re-post of the Frequently Asked Questions document for the HPSP Air Force Scholarship, created by the U.S Airforce. I want to be an optometrist, but I don’t have the money to pay for optometry school. Can the Air Force help me? Yes. The Air Force offers a Health Professions Scholarship …
Student Debt… The bottom line: What to know and what to do. Part 2 of 5 of First Year In Practice Friday’s By Dr. Paul Heeg Well, if you are like anything like me and most optometry students, your schooling is expensive and is your responsibility. How will that affect you? Well, you will have …
Any pre-optometry student who is accepted to more than one optometry school must make a very important decision: where to attend optometry school. This is a very crucial decision to make because you will be spending the next 4 long years of your life at this institution. It will become your new home! You cannot …
