Check out Education Enhanced Through Patient Care, the latest addition to ASCO’s series of podcasts. This installment features Dr. Nathan Lighthizer, Assistant Dean of Clinical Care Services and Assistant Professor at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry, and Dr. Elizabeth Steele, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor of Optometry at the University […]
The Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University is ASCO’s newest member. The college’s inaugural class of approximately 60 students will begin their studies in fall 2017. The new four-year program, located in Downers Grove, Ill., will provide a strong foundation in the basic and visual sciences, the application of scientific principles to diagnosis and management […]
New England College of Optometry (NECO) has appointed Dr. Robert B. DiMartino to the position of Vice-President and Dean of Academic Affairs. According to NECO President Dr. Clifford Scott, “Bob joins us with his impressive background as a leader, researcher, teacher, clinician and academic administrator. As President, I could not be happier about this appointment […]
Earlier this year, U.S. News & World Report listed optometrist as one of “25 hot jobs that pay more than $100K.” It prefaced the list with: “If work-life balance, low stress and plentiful growth opportunities are the ingredients of a great career, then a fat paycheck is the cherry on top. Like it or not, […]
The results of ASCO’s Optometry Residency Match (ORMatch) for 2016 were released on March 7. This year, 223 optometry residency sites, which had 429 available positions, participated. Last year, 210 participating residency sites had 411 available positions. In 2016, 81% of positions were filled, and 72% of applicants matched with a program. Matched applicants submitted […]
The Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL), which serves as the ASCO Vision Science Librarians SIG as well as a SIG for the Medical Library Association (MLA), is the winner of the MLA’s 2016 Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences. The Association was nominated for its paper, Standards […]
ASCO has signed on as a supporter of S. 2777, a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on April 11. The bill, also known as the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act, aims to modernize the prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of […]
As part of commemorating its 75th anniversary this year, ASCO is looking for historical pictures related to its member institutions for presentation during the Annual Meeting in June. Do you have any pictures from the first day your institution opened? Or during the ribbon ceremony for a new facility? Your first Dean or President? Any […]
ASCO is one of nine new members of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) approved by way of a new institutional membership category. The move expands IPEC’s representation of associations of schools of the health professions to 15. IPEC was established in 2009, and ASCO was its first “Supporting Organization.” The other new institutional members are: […]
ASCO’s 2014-2015 Research Survey Report was distributed to the ASCO Board of Directors in March. The survey now covers the period July 1-June 30 rather than Oct. 1-Sept. 30 as in prior years. Another change to this year’s survey is that projects are listed by research expenses rather than grant amount. Research expenses reflect what […]
