Tag: diversity and inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Make Great Business Sense on Every Level
Creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace is not only the right thing to do, but it also has business value, says Kristen Weirick, vice president,...
Find the Sources That Will Help Provide You With Life-long Learning
Sandra Juarez Fortenberry, OD, FAAO, ABO Diplomate, is the new dean of Rosenberg School of Optometry and the first Hispanic female dean of an...
Caring Is Caring — In Every Language
by Sarah Manongdo-Joya, OD, Chicago, Illinois
A knock on my door, pretty unusual since I was in the room already with a patient.
I excused myself...
ASCO Partners with Johnson & Johnson Vision to Bring More Diversity...
The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) and Johnson & Johnson Vision announces the start of a unique partnership with an unprecedented...
Putting in the Work Against Racial Bias
By Marjolijn Bijlefeld, Editor in Chief, Women In Optometry (WO)—In the past year, I’ve talked with program directors leading diversity and inclusion initiatives at schools and colleges of optometry, as well as organizers of the 13% Promise and the National Optometric Association’s efforts to increase representation of people of color in the optometric profession.
