Western Regional Conference
Join optometry students from SCCO, Western, Berkeley and others in the western region for education, networking, and advocating for optometry.
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Midwest Regional Conference
Join optometry students from across the midwest region for networking and education.
Travel Grants for Optometry’s Meeting 2020 – Don’t miss out!
If you are planning on going to Optometry’s Meeting in Washington, D.C. this June, you already have plenty of reasons to attend: the Optometry Student Bowl powered by Essilor, Luxottica Live!, residency summits, and Optometry Unites at Capital Hill. But if that weren’t enough, there are still travel grants available to help make your trip …
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Optometry’s Meeting 2019: My Personal Recap
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 …
Ready for Optometry’s Meeting 2019?
The 2019 Optometry’s Meeting (“OM”) is in none other than the Gateway to the West, St. Louis this June 19-23. Whether it’s your first OM, or you’ve been before, we’re here to help you plan. Presentations and Continuing Education As always, OM is the premier place to get your fill of Continuing Education (CE). Boasting …
5 things you can do today to advocate for optometry
We’ve all heard it before: “optometry is a legislated profession.” But what does that really mean? Put simply, if an optometrist wants to do something, there has to be a law that explicitly states that they can. If your experience in optometry school is anything like mine, you are constantly being reminded of the legislative …
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Optometry Cares Scholarships – Apply Now!
Are you traveling to a lot of conferences this year? Do you want extra money in your pocket to help pay off those student loans? Well here are some scholarships from Optometry Cares available now! Vision West, Inc. Scholarship for InfantSEE Winner: $7,500 scholarship Runner up: $3,000 scholarship Student must be in the class of 2019, …
June 2017 Student in Focus: 10 Questions with AOSA Treasurer, Jon Beeson
Originally from Tanto Basin, a small town in Arizona, Jon Beeson is a fourth-year student at the Inter American University of Optometry, an avid sports fan, and the newly elected Treasurer for the American Optometric Student Association 2017-2018 board. While each optometry school appoints a trustee, the Board is composed of elected students who commit …
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