Unless otherwise indicated, the ASCO contact for all Special Interest Groups (SIGs) is Programs and Meetings Manager LaShawn Sidbury, CMP, lsidbury@opted.org or (301) 231-5944 ext. 3012. BINOCULAR VISION AND PERCEPTION EDUCATORS Met: Nov. 15, 2014 in Denver Chair: Dr. Pia Hoenig Actions: Dr. Christina Esposito was unanimously chosen to be Chair-Elect Discussion Topic Highlights: core […]
IPE and Collaborative Practice Committee Identifies Best Practices Along with ASCO’s embracing IPE and Collaborative Practice as a Core Strategic Objective, the IPE Task Force that was established in 2013 has transitioned to become the IPE and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) Committee. The committee’s focus remains identifying and sharing with member institutions best practices in IPE […]
At the 2014 American Academy of Optometry annual meeting in Denver, ASCO’s Cultural Competency Curriculum Guidelines Subcommittee of the Diversity and Cultural Competency Committee presented the results of an evaluation of on-site workshops that were held at nine schools and colleges of optometry in 2013-2014. The Cultural Competency Curriculum Guidelines Implementation Workshops, made possible by […]
Liaison International, a provider of admissions management, CRM and marketing solutions to more than 4,500 higher education programs, recently thanked Paige Pence, ASCO’s Director of Student and Residency Affairs, for her valuable contribution to the new version of OptomCAS, the Liaison software that drives Optometry’s Centralized Application Service. According to Meghan VanSpriell, Vice President of […]
Entries are now being accepted for ASCO’s essay competition, the Student Award in Clinical Ethics. Eligibility for the award, which is sponsored by International Vision Expo, has been expanded so that students may submit an entry during any point in their professional program at an ASCO-affiliated school or college of optometry. The acceptable topics have […]
The Executive Committee of the ASCO Board of Directors recently chose a new logo to represent the Association from several options it commissioned marketing and communications firm redhead to create. While the new black and green design has a bold, modern look, it also maintains the spirit of the previous logo. All of the letters […]
Planning has begun for ASCO’s sixth biennial Summer Institute for Faculty Development, which will be held July 12-15, 2015, at the Eric P. Newman Center of Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. While up to two applicants from each school and college of optometry will be selected to participate in the program, institutions are […]
Amanda Miller has joined ASCO in the role of Manager of Administrative and Board Services/Executive Assistant. A graduate of the Rutgers University School of Communications, for the past six years she has worked with medical specialty societies and an association management company. Her skills and experience cover a wide range of association functions and activities, […]
ASCO invites you — the schools and colleges of optometry — to share with us snapshots of your vibrant communities in action. We’ll use the photos on our website and in various printed materials to help showcase and convey key messages about Doctor of Optometry programs and the profession of optometry to target audiences. These […]
In honor of Dr. Ian L. Bailey, an international authority in the field of low vision who recently retired from his faculty position at the University of California – Berkeley School of Optometry (UCB), Berkeley Optometry’s low vision residency program has been named The Ian L. Bailey Low Vision Residency, and an endowment fund has […]
