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SCCO has great resources for you to learn about our school and its admission process.
SCCO’s admissions advisers Jane Munroe, OD, and Eryn Kraning, host the SCCO Optometry Admissions Blog. It’s designed to help with the process of becoming a competitive applicant to SCCO’s program. |
asco diversity and inclusion
"The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry and its member institutions have embraced the concepts of diversity and multiculturalism in optometric education and in the profession. Goals include developing an applicant pool, student community, faculty and profession that reflects the diversity of the U.S. population, while preparing future optometric clinicians for practicing in a multicultural and global society."
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OPtometry Gives Me Life
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"Optometry Gives Me Life features three young and successful Doctors of Optometry...This campaign was born out of the concern among ASCO and its optometric institutions with a troubling decline, in recent years, of qualified applicants to each institution’s first-year class."
This new campaign can "show what a wonderful career optometry is: how it offers an enviable work/life balance, an excellent salary, the various settings one can practice optometry in, the many ways Doctors of Optometry can give back to their community and positively affect the lives of others, and so much more." |
Race in Optometry: An HOnest Conversation
"This SUNY, College of Optometry webinar examined race in optometry, and how race affects optometric training and clinical practice, specifically addressing the Black experience. A panel of Black optometrists answered guiding questions about their experience as students, residents, and doctors of optometry, and how their race has affected their education, training, and careers. Additionally, they addressed the ways we can begin conversations about race in optometry and increase awareness within the optometric community."
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Black eyecare perspective
"Black Eyecare Perspective is here to raise the alarm regarding the inequality found within the Eyecare arena. First steps involve, identifying the issues, presenting sound and equitable solutions, and finding ways to realize the needed outcomes. Data from the US. Census shows that 13.4% of the U.S. population identifies as African American. This is a far cry from the representation currently present in the vision care world.
"We are asking for equity in black representation in eye care companies, colleges of optometry, and optometry boards. black eye perspective will work with everyone to create a specified plan to help get everyone’s numbers up to 13%. we are asking for 13% equity. for those willing to commit to the pledge, black eyecare perspective will provide diversity resources and accountability to help achieve reach targeted goals." |
IMPACT HBCU
"While the profession of optometry has become more diverse over the years, diversity has simply been defined as increasing the representation of underrepresented minority groups. Statistics have shown while other minority groups have increased, the representation of Black and African Americans in the eye care industry has nearly flat lined. We are targeting the black community to raise awareness of optometry and recruit students to directly impact our 13% Promise-equity in the eye care industry to match the current census population.
"We're redefining the color of the eye care industry 1% at a time by creating a pipeline for black students into optometry. Black Eyecare Perspective and Optometrists of the black community are being intentional in our impact and on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, we will create a pipeline for students at every HBCU to not only the field of optometry, but the eyecare industry." |