The Board of Directors of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) elected a new Executive Committee at its Annual Meeting June 23-24 in Seattle, Wash: • President – Dr. David Heath, President, State University of New York College of Optometry • President-Elect – Dr. Karla Zadnik, Dean and Professor, The Ohio State […]
During the 2014-2015 application cycle, 2,729 people applied to attend the 21 U.S. schools and colleges of optometry, an increase of 4.8% compared with the same period last year. A total of 13,255 applications were submitted through the Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS), and applicants applied to an average of 4.86 programs each. A full […]
This summer, ASCO is launching the Inspiring Future ODs Program, a practitioner-based career marketing effort that encourages Doctors of Optometry to speak to their patients and other qualified young people about optometry as a rewarding career. The program is part of the ASCO-American Optometric Association Applicant Development Project to further develop a robust, diverse and […]
“Optometry and Interprofesional Education” is the latest addition to the ASCO Podcast Series. This installment features ASCO’s Immediate Past-President Dr. Jennifer Coyle, Dean of the Pacific University College of Optometry; Dr. Valerie Wren, Associate Professor at Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry; and Dr. Pat Callard, Assistant Professor in the College of Graduate […]
On April 10, the ASCO Clinical Affairs Committee (CAC) conducted its first Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF). This clinical education professional development event reached 150 registered clinical faculty and many more attendees who participated in group-viewing settings. The program was presented by ASCO under the direction of the CAC Chair Dr. Donald Jarnagin with the […]
ASCO’s Annual Student Data Report for Academic Year 2014-2015 was released in April and updated in July. The report indicates that the total number of full-time students enrolled in the 21 professional OD programs in the 50 states and Puerto Rico was 6,797, an increase of 1.8% compared with the previous Academic Year and an […]
The ASCO Student Affairs Officers met in Seattle, Wash., June 22 during the American Optometric Association (AOA) annual meeting to discuss a variety of timely issues, including ASCO activities, OptomCAS and the Optometry Admission Test. For the fourth year in a row, a primary topic of discussion was the joint ASCO/AOA effort to further develop […]
At its Annual Leadership Luncheon in June in Seattle, Wash., ASCO presented Special Recognition Awards to: • Dr. Mark Colip, Illinois College of Optometry (Dr. Jack Bennett Innovation in Optometric Education Award) • Dr. Todd D. Peabody, Indiana University School of Optometry (Rising Star Award) • Dr. Alfred A. Rosenberg, Illinois College of Optometry (ASCO […]
All of the participants in ASCO’s third Future Faculty Program (FFP), which was held July 12-14 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center in St. Louis, reported that the program met or exceeded their expectations. Ten graduate students/residents from nine schools and colleges of optometry attended this year’s program. The purpose of the FFP is […]
Dr. Elizabeth Hoppe was honored as the keynote speaker during ASCO’s 2015 Summer Institute for Faculty Development (SIFD), which took place July 12-15 in St. Louis. Dr. Hoppe, ASCO Secretary-Treasurer and the Founding Dean of Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry, has been involved with the SIFD since its inception in 2006, providing […]
