Tag: academia
From Inspiration to Impact: New Grad Finds Career at Alma Mater
Kashifa Ansari, OD, always knew she wanted to pursue a career in health care. Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, she was fascinated...
Hats Off to Optometry School Leadership
Updated July 2024
Educating future optometrists is a passion shared by these great optometry leaders at the nation's schools and colleges of optometry. While this...
Test Anxiety Is a Thing: Two Doctors Bring Support to the...
Even the best students can struggle with taking tests. When it comes to the high-stakes and costly optometry boards, the stress is extra. Camille...
Founding Dean with a Vision
Earlier this month, Catherine Heyman, OD, FAAO, officially stepped into her role as founding dean for the High Point University (HPU) School of Optometry...
The Debt Load 2023
Did you graduate with student loans, or plan to? Are you still paying those off today?
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Students’ Passion Keeps OD Attentive
Naureen Haroon, OD, MPH, FAAO, is the Assistant Dean of Academic Administration at University of Detroit Mercy. Before taking that role, she worked at...
Personal Experience Inspires Three Students to Take Their Education Deeper
Estimates say 58 percent of U.S. residents are expected to have myopia by 2050, so there is an urgency to increase education and recognition...
The State of Women In Optometry 2020
A new report from Women In Optometry was recently released and is now available for download.
