What to Expect When First Seeing Patients During a Pandemic
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Tips on Coming Back from a School Break
When you’re in optometry school, breaks are an amazing and much-needed time to wind down, catch up on sleep, and spend time with family. However, coming back from a break can be challenging: you already know that you’ll be facing another intense semester and that you’ll have to cut into those favorite activities that you
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Drink From Your Resource Cup, You’ll Feel Less Empty
The demands of Optometry school can leave you feeling like you have to be a superhero to be successful. You can day-dream about freezing time or being a brainiac but the reality is that superheroes only exist in movies. It’s not atypical to feel overwhelmed and overworked. When you focus too much time on your
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Montana Scope of Practice
With nicknames like “Big Sky Country” and “The Treasure State,” Montana is known for its grassy plains, rolling hills, and farmlands on the eastern side and its breathtaking mountains, national parks, and renowned skiing on the western side. Although it is the fourth largest state, it is the eighth least populated state in the
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Your guide to 3+4 programs in optometry school
When it comes to attending optometry school, each student has their own unique journey that brings them to their university. Some students may decide upon a career in optometry very early on, perhaps in high school or in their first semesters of undergraduate school. If you are confident that your passion is in eye care,
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Why You Should Go On a Mission Trip in Optometry School
Are you passionate about serving others? If so, then a mission trip is for you. My name is Hannah Busroe and I want to share with you my experience this past year traveling to El Salvador on an optometric service trip. I went with my classmates at the Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) through
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Canadian vs. American Board Exams: A Breakdown
A Breakdown of Canadian vs. American Optometry Board Exams Disclaimer: This information was last updated Jan 25, 2019. For the most updated information and current test administration dates, please consult the OEBC for Canadian boards or the NBEO for American boards. If you’re a Canadian wanting to practice or do a residency in the States, a Canadian at
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Twas the month before Part I
I Got Through Part 1 of the NBEO And so can you We have all taken a ton of tests throughout high school, college, and optometry school; but the biggest one, the test of mythical proportions, is Part 1 of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO). I took the test in March
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Optometry School Exposé: TUSCULUM & HIGH POINT
Optometry School News As we continue to see more colleges of optometry open across the nation, there may soon be one more to add to the mix. In June 2018 Tusculum University of Tusculum, Tennessee was denied permission from a regional accreditor to add additional graduate degree programs, which would have included an optometry program. Tusculum University Niswonger College of Optometry is
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Top 10 Articles of 2018
Happy New Year 2019! Whether you are kicking off a new semester or beginning your final rotation (last semester, fourth year students!), the start of the new year gives a chance for reflection. As 2019 gets started, we wanted to share our top ten OptometryStudents articles from 2018. Scope of Practice articles What procedures, treatments,
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