ASCO recently welcomed its newest member institution, the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO). KYCO is the 22nd member of ASCO and the first optometry school in Kentucky. The program’s Founding Dean is Dr. Andrew Buzzelli, and its inaugural class is currently being recruited for fall 2016. Sixty students will be admitted per […]
The Board of Directors of the Association of Schools and Optometry (ASCO) held its fall meeting in New Orleans on Oct. 6. The meeting included a warm welcome to ASCO’s new Executive Director Dawn Mancuso, MAM, CAE, FASAE. (Read a Q&A with Dawn.) ASCO President Dr. David Heath (SUNY) began the meeting with his President’s […]
Do you have a job opening at your school or college of optometry? Posting your position on the Career Opportunities in the Schools and Colleges of Optometry page at the ASCO website is great exposure. For pricing and other information, e-mail Sara Lau.
Key leaders from five prominent associations in optometry, a group now known as the Inter-Organizational Communications and Cooperation Committee (IOCCC), met Oct. 25-26 in Denver to discuss opportunities for current and future collaboration. The IOCCC consists of representatives from ASCO, the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO), the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), the […]
The 2015 American Academy of Optometry (AAO) annual meeting in New Orleans was the setting for a workshop jointly developed by the AAO and the ASCO Academic Affairs Committee (AAC). “Charting Your Career in Academic Optometry and Research: A Session for Optometry and Graduate Students,” held Oct. 9 at the convention center, was part of […]
ASCO’sOptometry Residency Match (ORMatch) opened for applications on Oct. 1. ORMatch, facilitated by National Matching Services Inc., is an application service and match that places applicants into optometry residency training positions based on a mutual ranking algorithm. For 2016, 229 programs with 428 available positions are participating. The match results will be released to applicants […]
ASCO’s “Profile of Applicants to OD Degree Programs for Fall 2015 Entering Class” is available on the Association’s website. The report lists the numbers of male and female applicants, the numbers of applicants who were in-state, out-of-state or from a foreign country, applicants’ average GPA and average Optometry Admission Test score as well as other […]
The deadline to enter to win ASCO’s Student Award in Clinical Ethics is Feb. 15, 2016. This annual award is available to optometry students during any point in their professional program at an ASCO-affiliated school or college of optometry in the United States, Puerto Rico or Canada. The award is given based on an essay […]
The latest podcast released by ASCO (ASCO and New Beginnings) features President Dr. David Heath and Executive Director Dawn Mancuso, MAM, CAE, FASAE, who discuss the latest news from the Association as well as changes within the climate of optometric education and health care in general and how they will be addressed. They also provide […]
On Oct. 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating its policies for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on or after Jan. 1, 2016. Included with the updates is the decision to include “certifying board” with provider credentials on the Physician Compare website at Medicare.gov. Specifically, […]
