Archive for the ‘Building Quality Institutions’ Category

Distinct and Separate Legal Stuctures for Clinical Programs of Schools and Colleges of Optometry

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Please read this article in .pdf format as it contains graphs and charts best seen at higher resolutions. Click here for the full article. Background In a decisive effort to move into the mainstream of health care and to address concerns about the legal exposure of an educational institution providing services to ...

Dr. Charles F. Mullen - Clinical Architect

Saturday, April 20th, 2002

Dr. Charles F. Mullen - Clinical Architect is also available in .pdf format. Today’s optometry students take for granted their ability to train at settings including neighborhood health centers and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities as part of their clinical education. Yet, these doors were not always open to them. ...

Challenges and Opportunities in Optometric Education

Saturday, June 10th, 2000

ICO President Shares Vision of the Future at Installation of Incoming New England College of Optometry President. On June 10th ICO President Dr. Charles Mullen represented the Deans and Presidents of America’s Schools and Colleges of Optometry and spoke at the installation of Alan Laird Lewis, O.D., Ph.D., as incoming President ...

Interview with the Journal of the American Optometric Association (AOA)

Friday, September 24th, 1999

Three years have passed since Charles F. Mullen, O.D. assumed the presidency of the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO), the oldest and largest educational facility dedicated solely to the teaching of optometrists. This fall, ICO concludes its year-long celebration of its 125th anniversary. In response to the Editor's questions, Dr. ...

Illinois College of Optometry to Freeze Tuition, Increase Scholarships and Reduce Entering Class Size

Tuesday, July 6th, 1999

In a bold move to insure ICO’s position of leadership in the next century the ICO Board of Trustees voted to endorse President Charles Mullen’s proposals to freeze tuition and increase scholarship aid while gradually phasing in a reduction in the size of entering classes. The most immediate ramifications of this ...

Illinois College of Optometry Recovers from Scandal

Thursday, June 18th, 1998

New president spearheads the school’s efforts to bounce back from charges of fraud against his predecessor. In April 1996, the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) was rocked by scandal. President Boyd Banwell, OD, and chairman of the board of trustees Joseph Ebbesen, OD, resigned under pressure after an internal investigation alleged ...

The Eye Institute – A Health Care Delivery Center at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)

Sunday, August 27th, 1978

With the opening of The Eye Institute, the Pennsylvania College of Optometry has the opportunity to attain one of the highest goals set by its founder nearly sixty years ago. Dr. Albert Fitch had stated, “A proper college of optometry must compare with any of the colleges of the other ...

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