ASCO was among 19 organizations that collaborated to create an inaugural Health Professions Week (HPW) Sept. 26-30, 2016. The free week-long event provided more than 4,000 high school students, college students, counselors and advisors with interactive opportunities to explore health-related education programs and careers. HPW included an online treasure hunt, on-campus events and two virtual […]
Are you up-to-date with the ASCO Podcast Series? Check out the two most recently produced installments: Hayley Barber, Miss Alabama 2016 and Miss America 2017 contestant, talks about why she plans to apply to optometry school and Sight for Small Eyes, the organization she created to raise awareness about the importance of comprehensive eye examinations […]
The National Eye Health Education Program has generously provided some of its printed materials to be distributed to ASCO member schools, clinics, SIGs, etc. The materials are free, but your institution pays for shipping (via FedEx). Materials available are: Diabetic Eye Disease – An Educators Guide (English version), minimum 44 per box Diabetic Eye Disease […]
ASCO’s “Profile of Applicants to OD Degree Programs for Fall 2016 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 […]
New graphs tracking trends in student and faculty data over time are now available on the ASCO website. Graphs include changes in enrollment by gender and race/ethnicity, number of graduates by race/ethnicity, average direct cost of attending Doctor of Optometry programs and degrees earned by faculty by rank and gender. Additional trends tables and graphs […]
ASCO’s Chief Academic Officers group — administrators from all member optometry schools and colleges who address issues that advance common concerns — met on Nov. 11, 2016, in Anaheim, Calif. Dr. Fraser Horn (PUCO) chaired the meeting, which included a strategic planning update from ASCO Executive Director Dawn Mancuso, a corporate contributor presentation from Alcon’s […]
ASCO’s seventh biennial Summer Institute for Faculty Development (SIFD) will be held July 9-12, 2017, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center of Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. Applications to attend SIFD are now being accepted and are due no later than Jan. 23, 2017. All applications must be approved by the dean/president […]
ASCO’s Inspiring Future ODs program is 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 future career. This program is part of the ASCO-American Optometric Association Applicant Development Project on Further Developing a Robust, Diverse and Highly Qualified National Applicant […]
ASCO’s Optometry Residency Match (ORMatch) opened for applications on Oct. 5, 2016. ORMatch, facilitated by National Matching Services Inc., is an application service and match that places applicants into optometry residency training positions based on a mutual ranking algorithm. For 2017, 235 programs with 437 available positions are participating. The match results will be released […]
Air Optix plus HydraGlyde is the newest addition to Alcon’s Air Optix portfolio of monthly replacement contact lenses. Air Optix plus HydraGlyde contact lenses merge two unique technologies: SmartShield, which is designed for excellent deposit resistance, and HydraGlyde Moisture Matrix, which aims to deliver longer-lasting lens surface moisture. The new lenses are expected to be […]
