This Sunday, October 27, I will be hosting PECAA‘s next ABO-NCLE virtual CE event — join me and these four well-known opticians! Whether you need continuing education credits, or you just want to attend for your own professional development, the event is open to all eye care providers nationwide! VIEW FULL AGENDA & REGISTER VIEW FULL AGENDA & REGISTER
This Sunday, May 19, I will be hosting PECAA’s next ABO-NCLE virtual CE event — join me and these four well-known opticians! Whether you need continuing education credits, or you just want to attend for your own professional development, the event is open to all eye care providers nationwide! VIEW FULL AGENDA & REGISTER VIEW FULL AGENDA & REGISTER
This Sunday, October 29, myself and four other well-known opticians, will be presenting at PECAA’s inaugural virtual ABO CE event! Whether you need continuing education credits, or you just want to attend for your own professional development, the event is open to all eye care providers nationwide! VIEW FULL AGENDA & REGISTER
Dr. Glover recently had me as a guest on the Defocus Media Podcast. We discussed the different credentials opticians can obtain, including my own path to becoming an optician, and my latest article (which is also an accredited COPE CE), Exploring the Impact of Lens Coatings on Emotional Connection. Watch the video below or visit Defocus Media to read more, listen, or subscribe.
The James Michael Morris Family Scholarship, four $5,000 Opticianry Student Scholarships, is now live on bold.org Key points: Eligibility Requirements: Any Education Level. Major/Career of Interest: Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions. Essay topic: How do you plan to make a positive impact through your career as an Ophthalmic Support Service Professional? Application deadline is May 1, 2023. Winners will be announced on May 29, 2023. APPLY HERE About the James Michael Morris Family James M. Morris’ passion for
The James Michael Morris Family Scholarship, for four $5,000 Opticianry Student Scholarships, will be published on bold.org in mid-January 2023. About the process: All opticianry students interested in applying for the James Michael Morris Family Scholarship must visit www.bold.org before January 15th, 2023, to create an account. The scholarships will be published on bold.org and open for application soon after January 15th (I will send out another email when the application is open) When applying, submit a 400–600-word essay about how
The Opticians Association of America is looking to bring deserving students/apprentices to their State Leadership Conference on February 9-11, 2023 in Asheville, NC. If you want to attend the Leadership Conference, this grant can include expenses up to $800 per person for conference admission, food, hotel and airfare. Apply here by December 22, 2022. If you were awarded a grant last year, it is ok to apply again.
What’s next in your career journey? Hosted by Professor Shan Khan of Seneca College School of Opticians and Shelley Logan, Ontario Regional Sales for WestGroupe and OWA Canadian Membership Lead, this special event will feature an expert panel of industry professionals discussing post-graduation opportunities for a career in the optical industry. Registration Deadline: Monday, April 4, 2022 Read more about the event and RSVP here by emailing the host Optician Life After Graduation – Student Virtual Event Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 9:00 AM – 10:00
See a need, fill a need… One thing I have seen over and over again is people asking where to get optical knowledge. It’s simple to show you where you can get the information but truly learning is different. If you take a step back, everybody started somewhere and we all have taken different paths that got us to where we are today. I thought I would take advantage of the platform and readership I have built and share others’
After I created my first CE course I was reflecting on all of the things I had learned during the process… not to mention all of the content I had come up with to put into the course. I came up with so many great things that I thought it would be a great idea to share with others! Take a look at the process and what I learned by reading my article at Women in Optometry.
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