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 […]
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 […]
ASCO’s Profile of Applicants to OD Degree Programs for Fall 2014 Entering Class is now available on the Association’s website. This 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 […]
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, […]
ASCO and The Vision Care Institute, LLC, an affiliate of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Starter Grants for Educational Research. Grants were awarded to the following research projects: • Impact of Computerized Classroom Test Administration on Student Performance / Dr. Gregory Fecho, Dr. Jamie Althoff […]
In the broader global context of optometric education, the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) and its members are often asked for curricular assistance, new school planning, faculty exchanges and materials to expand optometric education to areas of the world where optometry is in various stages of development. The International Optometric Education (IOE) […]
