ASCO and the American Board of Optometry (ABO) are currently offering a special benefit to qualified, full-time optometry faculty. ABO will waive the $1,500 examination fee for faculty members who sign up to take the July 2016 Board Certification exam and agree to complete a one-time feedback survey about the exam and to review and […]
The ASCO Strategic Planning Task Force, ASCO Board of Directors, ASCO staff and other invited guests convened for a first strategic planning session. Not since 2002 has ASCO embarked on a comprehensive Strategic Plan. The day-long planning session, adjacent to the Board of Directors meeting, was held in Scottsdale, Ariz. Divided into four groups, all […]
On March 10, 2016, ASCO’s Board of Directors gathered in Scottsdale, Ariz., for a condensed, but no less productive, meeting. Two new optometric institutions were welcomed as members of ASCO: the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry and the Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University. Both Founding Deans, Dr. Andrew Buzzelli and Dr. […]
The Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL), which serves as the ASCO Vision Science Librarians SIG as well as a SIG for the Medical Library Association (MLA), is the winner of the MLA’s 2016 Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences. The Association was nominated for its paper, Standards […]
ASCO has signed on as a supporter of S. 2777, a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on April 11. The bill, also known as the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act, aims to modernize the prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of […]
As part of commemorating its 75th anniversary this year, ASCO is looking for historical pictures related to its member institutions for presentation during the Annual Meeting in June. Do you have any pictures from the first day your institution opened? Or during the ribbon ceremony for a new facility? Your first Dean or President? Any […]
ASCO is one of nine new members of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) approved by way of a new institutional membership category. The move expands IPEC’s representation of associations of schools of the health professions to 15. IPEC was established in 2009, and ASCO was its first “Supporting Organization.” The other new institutional members are: […]
Earlier this year, U.S. News & World Report listed optometrist as one of “25 hot jobs that pay more than $100K.” It prefaced the list with: “If work-life balance, low stress and plentiful growth opportunities are the ingredients of a great career, then a fat paycheck is the cherry on top. Like it or not, […]
The results of ASCO’s Optometry Residency Match (ORMatch) for 2016 were released on March 7. This year, 223 optometry residency sites, which had 429 available positions, participated. Last year, 210 participating residency sites had 411 available positions. In 2016, 81% of positions were filled, and 72% of applicants matched with a program. Matched applicants submitted […]
The Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) celebrated the five-year anniversary of the Illinois Eye Institute at Princeton Elementary, a partnership with Chicago Public Schools that assists students who are unable to receive comprehensive eye exams after failing school vision screenings. With the five-year anniversary came the results of a study that shows students’ GPAs and […]
