Planning has begun for ASCO’s fourth biennial Future Faculty Program, to be held April 20-22, 2018. Twenty-one residents and graduate students from the schools and colleges of optometry will be selected to participate in the program, which is co-chaired by Drs. Joan Portello and Jeff Walline. The goal of the program is to provide participants […]
Friday June 9, 2017 is the date for the third ASCO Clinical Affairs Committee (CAC) hosted Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF). Clinical faculty may register using this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7231940255281167617. The program is from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern Time and will include ample time for participants to discuss the presentations. This year’s program was […]
ASCO’s website, www.optometriceducation.org, recently went through a refresh and a domain name change. What once was www.opted.org is now www.optometriceducation.org. Visiting www.opted.org will automatically redirect to www.optometriceducation.org. Minor design changes to the home page are also complete. The home page now has dedicated sections to ASCO’s YouTube channel, blog, and social media feeds. Any […]
by Amanda Howarth, ASCO Intern On August 21st, 2017, individuals across the United States will wait in anticipation for an incredible and rare astronomical event – a total solar eclipse. In a total solar eclipse, the Moon moves between the sun and the Earth and completely covers the sun. The sky will become dark and […]
Amanda Howarth joined ASCO’s team in late February. Amanda is a senior at The George Washington University majoring in public health and biology. With graduation quickly approaching, Amanda hoped to gain experience working in a non-profit organization and learn what makes a non-profit run successfully. Passionate about public health, Amanda understands the importance of good […]
The number of full-time faculty at optometry schools and colleges grew by 5.4% last year, to 755 from 716 FTE the year before, according to the 2016-17 Annual Faculty Data Report published this past week by ASCO. Contributing to this increase in faculty was an increase in the number of institutions participating in the survey; […]
by Amanda Howarth, ASCO Intern On February 18-19, 2017, the Inter-Organizational Communications and Cooperation Committee (IOCCC) met in Dallas, Texas. The following five IOCCC organizations sent representatives to the event: the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), the American Optometric Association (AOA), the Association of Regulatory Boards […]
ASCO’s Culture Task Force, chaired by ASCO President Dr. Karla Zadnik, met on March 16 to continue the progress being made in developing ASCO’s comprehensive Strategic Plan. The charge of the Task Force is to analyze the responses to a recent volunteer culture survey and to make recommendations to the Board of Directors for changes […]
Take a listen to ASCO’s newest podcast: Misconceptions of Optometry. Two current optometry students, 2nd year Morganne Bayliss from Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University and Chanpreet Sawhney, a 1st year student at Salus, University Pennsylvania College of Optometry speak about their educational path through other disciplines of medicine and health care […]
ASCO is looking forward to meeting you at our booth June 22-24, 2017 during Optometry’s Meeting in Washington, DC! Please visit us at Booth Number 707 to learn about ASCO’s Inspiring Future ODs program – an educational effort that encourages Doctors of Optometry to speak to prospective students and community members about optometry as a rewarding […]
