Archive for the ‘Community Based Optometric Clinical Education’ Category

Charles F. Mullen’s Speech at the Kennedy Library

Wednesday, May 14th, 2003

Thank you, Barry, for the warm welcome and your kind remarks. It is a pleasure to be back in Boston to celebrate a commitment to excellence in community collaboration and the creation of the New England Eye Institute. Honored guests. This morning, I would like to share with you the beginnings of ...

The Past, Present and Future of Externships in Clinical Education

Tuesday, September 1st, 1998

I believe that the future of Optometric externships in clinical education is of the greatest importance to us as educators, and to the future direction of the profession of optometry. I would even venture the opinion that where, and under what circumstances, clinical experience is gained by optometry students will ...

The New England College of Optometry Clinical System

Friday, July 15th, 1977

In 1970, the New England College of Optometry initiated major revisions in its curriculum with a primary purpose that of enriching and expanding optometric students’ clinical experience. The Clinical System was charged with the educational responsibility of developing optometric students into competent patient care professionals who could apply scientific knowledge, tempered ...

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