On June 29, 2016, during its Annual Leadership Luncheon, ASCO presented four Special Recognition Awards. The recipients: Lifetime Achievement Award : Dr. Morris Berman, Provost, Marshall B. Ketchum University Industry Leadership Award: R. Mike Daley, CEO, The Vision Council Rising Star Award: Dr. Nicole Ross, Assistant Professor of Optometry at the New England College of […]
ASCO reported a 3.0% increase in the number of applicants to the schools and colleges of optometry compared to the same period last year. In the 2015-2016 application cycle, a total of 13,620 applications were submitted by 2,812 applicants. OptomCAS, the Optometry Centralized Application Service, received the highest number of applications ever — an increase […]
Optometrist tied with Hearing Aid Specialist on a recent list of “The 20 Fastest Growing Jobs in America” from Forbes. The list is based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data, which Forbes used to predict which jobs would have the highest growth between 2014 and 2024.
The ASCO Chief Academic Officers group met on June 27 in Boston for a workshop to discuss a variety of timely issues, including teaching new technologies for a changing profession and remediation strategies for class and clinic. In addition, the Chief Academic Officers heard presentations from: Dr. J. Bart Campbell on the Accreditation Council on […]
The ASCO Student Affairs Officers met in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 15 during the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) national meeting to discuss many relevant issues, including ASCO activities, OptomCAS, and the effort to further develop a robust, diverse and highly qualified national applicant pool. The American Optometric Association and American […]
ASCO’s Annual Student Data Report for Academic Year 2015-2016 was released in July. The report indicates that the total number of full-time students in the 21 professional OD programs enrolling students during academic year 2015-2016 in the 50 United States and Puerto Rico is 6,900, an increase of 1.5% compared with last year and 13.9% […]
The National Eye Health Education Program has generously provided some of its printed materials to be distributed to ASCO member schools, clinics, SIGs, etc. The materials are free, but you pay for shipping (via FedEx). Materials available are: Diabetic Eye Disease – An Educators Guide (English version), minimum 44 per box Diabetic Eye Disease – […]
Dr. Karla Zadnik, Glenn A. Fry Professor of Optometry and Physiological Optics and Dean, The Ohio State University College of Optometry, was recently sworn in as President of ASCO for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. ASCO Director of Communications Kimberly O’Sullivan spoke with her about a variety of topics, including her priorities for the year. In […]
ASCO’s journal Optometric Education invites submission of scholarly papers for inclusion in two future editions of the peer-reviewed journal. Each of the issues will focus on a specific theme. ► International Optometric Education: Global Expansion and Transformation (Deadline to submit papers: March 1, 2017) Over the past 20 years, the profession of optometry has undergone […]
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 […]
