Category Archives: Optometry

Considering a Post-Bac?

If you are considering a post-baccalaureate program to bolster your grades or to fill in the gaps in your schooling, there are a few things to consider. First, will you be able to earn a Master’s Degree, which can make…

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Clinical experience with PrepStep at Swedish

The Clinical Care Extender/PrepStep-Health Care Scholar program gives pre-health students unprecedented access to direct patient care. Program participants become valuable members of the patient-care team alongside nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in clinical and administrative settings. Program participants receive training…

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The Instructional Center at UW Offers Prep Classes for the MCAT, DAT, GRE, OAT, and PCAT

2015 Test Prep Classes The Instructional Center offers DAT, GRE, MCAT, OAT and PCAT test prep classes during summer quarter every year. The 2015 schedule has been determined and is posted below. Classes begin Summer Quarter, June 22. HOW TO…

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Mentoring Class for Fall Quarter

Attention, Juniors & Seniors! Gain Experience and Make a Difference Be a Tutor-Mentor: EDUC 401 L & M UW’s Academic Support Programs is offering a service-learning seminar titled “EDUC 401: Higher Education Tutoring and Mentorship” in Autumn Quarter 2015. This…

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Final Reminder: Pre-Health Interview Panel and Workshop, Tuesday, December 2nd, 5:30pm

Pre-Health Interview Panel and Workshop Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, and more Tuesday, December 2nd, beginning at 5:30 pm Wondering how to stand out as a candidate for medical, dental, pharmacy, or other health professional school? Join admissions deans and directors from…

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Summer Programs for Pre-Optometry Students

The Consortium for Optometry Summer Enrichment Programs is pleased to share the upcoming dates and deadlines for our individual programs.  We encourage you to share this email among your preoptometry students and we look forward to hosting them on our…

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Reminder About Pre-Health Interview Panel and Workshop on December 2nd: Spots Still Available for Mock Interviews! Panel Presentation Open to All!

Pre-Health Interview Panel and Workshop MEDICAL, DENTISTRY, PHARMACY, and more Tuesday, December 2nd, beginning at 5:30 pm Wondering how to stand out as a candidate for medical, dental, pharmacy, or other health professional school? Join admissions deans and directors from…

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Our Favorite Pre-Health Site

Explorehealthcareers.org compiles information about health-related scholarships, national internships, research experiences, summer enrichment programs, and everything you ever wanted to know about every health career you can imagine. Check it out at explorehealthcareers.org.

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Pre-Health Interview Panel and Workshop, December 2nd

Pre-Health Interview Panel and Workshop Tuesday, December 2nd, beginning at 5:30 pm Wondering how to stand out as a candidate for medical, dental, pharmacy, or other health professional school? Join admissions deans and directors from the UW Schools of Medicine,…

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Winter Quarter Class on Applying to Health Professional School

The UAA Advising pre-health team is very excited to offer a one-credit class (Credit/No Credit) on applying to health professional school. This class is intended for students applying this year to graduate-level health professional schools such as medical, dental, optometry,…

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VISIONEYES Pre-Optometry Club (VPOC) to Host Admissions Director, Share Shadowing Info

VPOC is having its first school visit next Wednesday, 10/29/14, at 5:30 pm in THO 235. Ryan Hollister, Associate Director of Admissions from Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University, will be giving a presentation on the school’s optometry program. This is…

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Last 2 Free Webinars from Berkeley School of Optometry Coming Up

1. Interview Skills & Professional Etiquette Tuesday October 21 2:00 – 3:30pm PDT   2. Essay Writing Wednesday, October 29 1:30 – 2:30pm PDT   Registration and details can be found here: http://optometry.berkeley.edu/admissions/webinars

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Health Care Alternative Spring Break Application Open

Are you a UW student who is… …looking for an immersive shadowing experience? …interested in medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry, physical therapy, or public health? …looking for something worthwhile to do with your spring break? The Health Care Alternative Spring Break…

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A Whole Month of Optometry Webinars, Courtesy of the UC Berkeley School of Optometry

October is a busy and fun time for us at Berkeley Optometry! We have a whole month dedicated to reaching out to prospective students interested in learning about the profession of optometry. I invite you and your students to attend…

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Optometry Virtual Fair, October 9- FREE

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