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4 Helpful Articles from New Grad and HPSP Recipient Matt Weinheimer

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After spending some time in Indiana earning his undergraduate degree and at the Illinois College of Optometry, OS Federal Service Journalist and new grad Matt Weinheimer finds himself practicing halfway around the world at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan. Talk about a big move! As an alumnus of the Navy’s Health Professions Scholarship Program, Matt has …

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School in Focus: A Week in the Life of an Illinois College of Optometry Student

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Here’s the next article in our School in Focus series, which has given you a unique inside look at student life at optometry schools across the country! This article was written by Illinois College of Optometry students Jamie Blavat and Maggie Alcesto, both members of the Class of 2017 and on the ICO AOSA Council. …

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Remember How it Felt As a 1st Year Optometry Student? Ahh, Memories…

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Remember how it felt to be a 1st year optometry student? The excitement, the nerves…the massive amounts of anatomy! The Illinois College of Optometry’s communications team put together this very entertaining video capturing all these moments, but with the children of ICO staff and faculty as the wide-eyed 1st years! Take a look at the …

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The InfantSEE Program: Essential Info You Should Know!

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This year at the Illinois College of Optometry we celebrated the InfantSEE program with an evening of motivational speeches, songs, and food. I’m currently a 2nd year student there, and I wasn’t completely clear about the details of this program and the impact that it has. I learned a lot that evening, and would like …

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March 2013 Optometry Student in Focus: Abby Jakob, ICO 2014

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Congratulations to Abby Jakob for being this month’s “Optometry Student in Focus!”  Abby hails from Ontario, Canada and is currently a 3rd year student at the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO). Abby was nominated for her service and involvement in the ICO community. She is President of the ICO Leo Club President, which is a …

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Illinois College of Optometry – Video Series

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By: Kensington Hatcher – Illinois College of Optometry Today’s article is brought to you by the 1st year students of Illinois College of Optometry! These students reached out to OptometryStudents.com to post an extremely creative video series that is unlike anything ever seen before in the world of Optometry. These videos are perfect for any …

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