A new Facebook community is now available at www.facebook.com/OptometricEducators. This Facebook community is for all Doctors of Optometry, in all industries, to connect with other ODs and talk about the profession. Please visit us. Please let all your Facebook know of this new community! We hope to hear from you and start a […]
ASCO held its fourth biennial Future Faculty Program (FFP) on April 20-22, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. This year’s program was co-chaired by Dr. Joan Portello, Associate Professor at SUNY, State College of Optometry, and Dr. Jeffrey Walline, Associate Dean for Research at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. The program was attended by twenty […]
Joseph Wobus joined ASCO’s team in late May 2018. He is a rising junior at the University of Maryland, College Park and is pursuing a BS in Computer Science. Joseph’s previous work experience includes working for a grass root campaign for the local county executive and working as a social media and technology intern for Cathay Future […]
The Board of Trustees of the American Optometric Association (AOA) and the Board of Directors the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) met last month in California to discuss critical issues facing both organizations. Led by ASCO President David Damari and AOA President Christopher Quinn, the meeting took place on Friday, April 13, […]
Representatives from the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), the American Optometric Association (AOA), the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO), the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), and the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) met in February to identify new ways for these associations to collaborate in addressing issues facing […]
ASCO’s newest podcast is on sports and vision therapy and how Doctors of Optometry can help with athletic performance and injury recovery. Dr. Graham Erickson, of Pacific College of Optometry, spoke at length about this very important and timely topic. Take a listen. ASCO’s entire podcast series is at: https://optometriceducation.org/podcasts.
ASCO participated in the 5th USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC on April 6-8 along with AOA and AOSA. The three optometric organizations had several hands-on activities that showed the importance of healthy eyes and the impact the profession of optometry has on people’s lives. The festival reported approximately 370,000 attendees, including […]
Direct costs awarded from July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 for research at ASCO member institutions totaled approximately $27.2 million, down from $32.7 million the previous year, according to ASCO’s 2016-17 Research Survey Report. 19.3 million came from the National Eye Institute (down from $23.5 million) and $4.1 million from industry (down from $4.3 […]
The number of full-time faculty at the 23 optometry schools and colleges in the 50 states and Puerto Rico grew by 2.9% this year to 777, according to the 2017-18 Annual Faculty Data Report published in March by ASCO. This follows a 5.4% increase from 2015-16 to 2016-17 when the number of institutions increased from […]
The number of residency slots affiliated with member schools in the 50 states and Puerto Rico rose 13% from AY 2014-15 to AY 2016-17, and 78% since 2006-07, according to ASCO’s 2016-17 Residency Program Funding and Promotion Survey report, released in March. Of the 442 slots in 2016-17, 47% were Veterans Administration (VA) residencies funded […]
