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, […]
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 […]
Congratulations to faculty from ASCO member schools and colleges who were named Diplomate or Fellow at Academy 2015 New Orleans, the 94th annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry. Diplomates Dr. Swati C. Modi, University of Houston College of Optometry Dr. Ava K. Bittner, NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry Dr. Karl Citek, Pacific […]
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 […]
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 […]
The business research firm IBIS World has listed “optometrists” on its list of Top US Industries For Women. Using its database of more than 700 industry reports, in conjunction with Bureau of Labor Statistics employment statistics, the firm chose six industries it sees as offering unique employment advantages for women based on 2009-2014 data. The […]
ASCO sponsored its fifth Optometry Virtual Fair on Oct. 28. All of schools and colleges that were ASCO members at that time participated in the Fair, giving nearly 300 prospective applicants a chance to online “chat” with school and college representatives. The Virtual Fair is part of the ASCO-American Optometric Association Project on Further Developing […]
Did you know that ASCO has a blog? Would you like to contribute to it? It’s an opportunity to promote your school, your profession or any topic related to being a Doctor of Optometry. If you’re interested in writing a post for the blog, e-mail Kimberly O’Sullivan.
Click here for SIG contact information. BINOCULAR VISION AND PERCEPTION EDUCATORS Met: Oct. 10, 2015 Chair: Dr. Pia Hoenig/Dr. Christina Esposito (Dr. Marc Taub ran the meeting in Dr. Esposito’s absence) Chair Elect: Dr. Alicia Feis Discussion Topics: Dr. Efrain Castellanos will investigate creation of an online portal that can be used for sharing documents, […]
