Friday June 9, 2017 is the date for the third ASCO Clinical Affairs Committee (CAC) hosted Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF). Clinical faculty may register using this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7231940255281167617. The program is from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern Time and will include ample time for participants to discuss the presentations. This year’s program was […]
The ASCO Clinical Affairs Committee (CAC) is pleased to announce that its Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF) has received generous support for 2017 and 2018. The ASCO Clinic Directors/Administrators (CD/A) SIG confirmed that it will provide funding in the amount of $20,000. The CAC conducted the first OCEF in April 2015. The event reached more […]
On June 3, 2016, the ASCO Clinical Affairs Committee (CAC) conducted its second Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF). This clinical education professional development event reached more than 180 clinical faculty who either directly registered or viewed in an on-campus, group-viewing setting. The program was presented by ASCO under the direction of CAC Chair Dr. Donald […]
On April 10, the ASCO Clinical Affairs Committee (CAC) conducted its first Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF). This clinical education professional development event reached 150 registered clinical faculty and many more attendees who participated in group-viewing settings. The program was presented by ASCO under the direction of the CAC Chair Dr. Donald Jarnagin with the […]
During its fall 2014 meeting, the ASCO Board of Directors approved funding for an Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF), which will allow clinical faculty from all ASCO member institutions to meet electronically to share best practices, exchange clinical teaching philosophies, and strategize around their similar clinic-related interests and challenges. A date of April 10, 2015, […]
The 2018 Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF) held in June 2018 featured four clinical updates. These updates are now available in PowerPoint form on the ASCO website. Featured are presentations by Dr. Sheila Morrison, UHCO, on Myopia Control; Dr. Karen Squier, SCO, on Low Vision Technology; Dr. Casey Hamm, UMSL, on OCT-A Imaging; and Dr. Marc […]
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 […]
The Board of Directors of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) added Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Collaborative Practice to its core Strategic Objectives. The action, taken at the Board’s Nov. 11, 2014 meeting in Denver, Colo., formalizes ASCO’s recognition of the importance of educating Doctor of Optometry students in multidisciplinary environments and […]
BINOCULAR VISION AND PERCEPTION EDUCATORS Met: Oct.11, 2017 Chair(s): Christina Esposito (AZCOPT). Chair Elect: Alicia Feis (AZCOPT) Actions: Competencies to be finalized by January 2018 Additional Topics Discussed/Speakers: Discussion on the Visual Information Processing Battery among the different programs and fresh topics for the SIG. Sponsor(s): N/A BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR Met: Oct. 13 Chair: Jan Bergmanson […]
Biomedical Science Educators Met: Oct. 25, 2013 in Seattle, Wash. Chair: Dr. Ruth Trachimowicz Actions: At this inaugural meeting, Dr. Ruth Trachimowicz was selected as Founding Chair by acclamation and will serve a two-year term. Dr. Jan Bergmanson was selected as Vice-Chair and will serve a four-year term, which includes two years as Vice-Chair followed […]
