Again this year at AOA’s Optometry’s Meeting, ASCO staff manned an exhibit booth in the Colorado Convention Center. During the two days the exhibit hall was open, the ASCO booth was bustling with people stopping by to say hi, grab a free give-a-way and most important to learn about the Inspiring Future ODs program. This […]
At its spring Board meeting on June 19 in Denver, Colorado, the ASCO Board voted unanimously to approve the creation of ASCO’s 17th Special Interest Group (SIG): The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) SIG. The DEI SIG’s mission is to promote the knowledge, understanding, and principles of diversity and cultural competence in schools and colleges […]
This November in San Antonio, Texas, at Academy 2018, the ASCO Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) will host two “Ask the Experts” pop-up events for students/graduate students at the ASCO exhibit booth – Booth 1555. In previous years, ASCO’s AAC and the AAO partnered to hold formal panel presentations for students (“Exploring Academic and Research Career Options” […]
Full-time enrollment in the professional OD programs in the 50 states and Puerto Rico grew 1.4% to 7,124 in 2017-18, according to the 2017-18 Annual Student Data Report published in May 2018 by ASCO. There were 22 OD programs in 2016-17 and 23 programs in 2017-18. The number of full-time first-year students increased by 0.6% […]
ASCO experienced a 5.6% decrease in applicants in 2017-2018, compared to the previous application cycle. There were 2,527 applicants who submitted a total of 12,293 applications. For applications, OptomCAS experienced a 7.8% decrease in applications submitted compared to last year. On average, applicants applied to 4.86 schools and colleges. A full report on the 2017-2018 […]
Recently the field of optometry has received positive recognition in the news. CNBC names being an optometrist one of the ten jobs that pay over $100,000 with the least competition. This article, https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/10-jobs-that-pay-over-dollar100000-with-the-least-competition/ar-AAyF1pM?ocid=spartandhp says being a Doctor of Optometry offers a great median income and almost 1,500 open positions. Another popular media outlet, Indeed blog, […]
The ASCO Student Affairs Officers met at the Washington Hilton on June 27 during the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) Annual Conference to discuss a variety of issues, including ASCO strategic planning, OptomCAS, the GRE as a standardized test option, and concerns about the size of the applicant pool. Dr. Stuart […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with partners, is promoting the fifth annual Contact Lens Health Week August 20-24, 2018. This year’s campaign theme is “healthy habits mean healthy eyes” and focuses on encouraging contact lens wearers to practice safe contact lens habits every day. Failure to wear, clean, and store […]
Registration is open for the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, International (NORA) Clinical Skills Pre-Conference (September 20-21) and 27th annual General Conference (September 21-23) at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis, MO. Clinical Skills Pre-Conference, Thursday, Sept. 20 – Friday, Sept. 21 The Clinical Skills program provides 12 hours of continuing education and includes both hands-on and […]
Fall 2018 IPEC Institute The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) is holding its 15th faculty development institute focused on Advancing & Sustaining Your Program for Collaborative Practice on October 3-5, 2018, at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix, AZ. Faculty teams are invited to come together for dedicated time to advance actionable plans for implementing projects […]
