Starting with a Massachusetts State House Visit for a Children’s Vision Advocacy Day and ending with working on statistical analysis for an upcoming ARVO abstract, a week in the life as an OD/MS student at NECO can encompass a wide range of experiences! Although hectic at times, due to extra classes and the time commitment …
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IUSOÂ students hit the ground running this term with plenty of events on our social calendar. There are so many ways for you to get involved not only with your school but also with the AOSA through different events throughout the year. Here’s what we’ve been up to at IUSO: During the first week of school, …
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With the Affordable Care Act going into effect in 2014, the healthcare discussions continue to heat up on Capitol Hill. Optometry needs to maintain its role in these discussions of healthcare reform! This important task can be achieved when we optometric physicians and students alike gather on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. for the American Optometric Association’s annual …
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If you weren’t able to make it out to Optometry’s Meeting in San Diego, or missed some speakers if you were there, this article offers a glimpse into a few of those speakers who were mainly directed towards optometry students. Hunter Chapman (AOSA SCO Trustee-Elect) recaps comedian Karyn Ruth White, while Keylee Brown (AOSA IAUPR …
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OS: Â Devin Sasser is a member of the American Optometric Student Association Board of Trustees. Â Devin is now the Trustee for University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry. Devin, tell us a little about yourself! DS: Hello everyone! It gives me great pleasure to bring you greetings from the Show-Me State! My name is …
OS: Amy is a member of the American Optometric Student Association Board of Trustees. She is now in the position of Trustee for Southern College of Optometry. Amy, tell us a little about yourself! Amy: Greetings from Memphis, TN! I’m Amy Puerto, and I’m one month away from being a third year at Southern College …
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Dave Rouse, OD, President of the Florida Optometric Association, past Optometrist of the Year and Illinois College of Optometry graduate, who currently practices in Weston, FL. He played an integral part (along with many students, optometrists, advocates and legislators across Florida) in the new law passed …
What do the Memphis Blues, travel grants, and Tobradex all have in common? It must be Student Bowl 2013 at Southern College of Optometry (SCO)! Southern College of Optometry’s chapter of the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) hosted the evening, which featured 10 of the college’s brightest students from the first, second, and third-year classes. …
Each of the 23 optometry schools has an AOSA Trustee and a Trustee-Elect making up the Board of Trustees (BoT), along with an executive council consisting of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. We have 2 board meetings a year, one in January in St. Louis and one at Optometry’s Meeting in June. At …
Calling all students and residents! Have you seen an extremely challenging contact lens case or encountered an interesting anterior segment topic that you would like to share? Submit a digital image and a brief case report that involves contact lenses or anterior segment topics to the AOA Contact Lens and Cornea Section and you could …
2013 CLCS Student/Resident Photo Contest Travel Grant Read More »
