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Charles F. Mullen

Opportunities and Challenges in Optometry and Optometric Education

Curriculum Vitae

Full CV

  • Charles Mullen CV (PDF)

Current Positions

  • President, American Board of Optometry Specialties (ABOS)
  • Special Advisor, American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry (ABCMO)

Previous Positions

  • Member, Board of Directors, Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh
  • Consultant on Federal Relations, American Optometric Association, Washington, DC.
  • Member, Board of Trustees, New England College of Optometry
  • Chairman, Board of Directors, New England Eye Institute
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Salus University)
  • President, Illinois College of Optometry
  • National Director, Optometry Service, Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Executive Director, The Eye Institute of PCO
  • Assistant to President for Clinical Development, NECO

Education

  • New England College of Optometry
  • University of Virginia

Honorary Degrees

  • Southern College of Optometry
  • Illinois College of Optometry
  • New England College of Optometry

Organizations

  • American Optometric Association
  • American Academy of Optometry
  • National Association of VA Optometrists
  • Armed Forces Optometric Society

Military

  • Officer, U.S. Naval Reserve, Active Duty

Major Biographical Listings

  • Who’s Who in America
  • National Optometry Hall of Fame
  • Who’s Who in Science and Engineering

Family

  • Wife Rita, Children Henry and Elizabeth

Awards, Memberships, Presentations, and Licensure

  • For a full listing see: Charles Mullen CV (PDF)

Signature Papers

  • Crisis in Optometric Education
  • Transformation of Optometry – Blueprint for the Future
  • Required Postgraduate Clinical Training for Optometry License
  • The State of Optometry Specialties and Subspecialties
  • Why Optometry Needs the American Board of Optometry Specialties (ABOS)
  • The Future of Optometric Education – Opportunities and Challenges
  • A Strategic Framework for Optometry and Optometric Education
  • Changes Necessary to Include Optometry in the Graduate Medical Education Program (GME)
  • Unresolved Matters of Importance to Optometric Education
  • Illinois College of Optometry Commencement Address (Video & Transcript)
  • Illinois College of Optometry Presidential Farewell Address (Video & Transcript)
  • Illinois College of Optometry and University of Chicago Affiliation Agreement
  • An Affiliated Educational System for Optometry with the Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Affiliation Between Hahnemann University and Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • The Eye Institute – A Health Care Delivery Center at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  • The New England College of Optometry Clinical System

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