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Hi all:

Has anyone looked at the OD curriculum at MCPHS? It looks like after your first year, it is very clinical based, a good thing!!

Curriculum

Year 1 - Fall Semester

COURSES


TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

OPT 610 Human Anatomy and Physiology

4​

OPT 640 Geometrical and Physical Optics I

3​

OPT 650 Topics in Communication and Cultural Competency

0.5​

OPT 660 Clinical Optometry I

1.5​

OPT 611 Ocular Anatomy

3​

OPT 680 Learning ,Information and independent Study I

0.5​

OPT 651 Issues in Public Health I

0.5​

Year 1 - Spring Semester

COURSES

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

OPT 612 Human Physiology II

3​

OPT 630 Biochemistry

3​

OPT 631 Vision Science I

3​

OPT 670 Primary Care Clinic I/ Vision Screenings

1​

OPT 671 Grand Rounds I

0.5​

OPT 613 Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology

3​

Year 1 - Summer Semester

COURSES

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

OPT 614 Human Pathology I and II

3​

OPT 641 Geometrical and Physical Optics II

3​

OPT 672 Primary Care Clinic II

2​

OPT 663 Clinical Optometry II

1.5​

OPT 673 Grand Rounds II

0.5​

OPT 664 Clinic Seminar

0.25​

OPT 632 Vision Science II

3​

OPT 681 Learning, Information and Independent Study II

0.5​

Year II - Semester I

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Clinic

1​

Optometry III

3​

Grand Rounds

2​

Technology in Vision Care

0.5​

Clinic Seminar

0.5​

Optics III

3​

Pharmacology I

3​

Vision Science II

3​

Year II - Semester II

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Clinic

1​

Optometry IV

2​

Coding and Billing

2​

Optometry VI

4​

Grand Rounds

0.5​

Clinic Seminar

0.5​

Pharmacology II

2​

Vision Science III

2​

Year II - Semester III

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Clinic

4​

Optometry V

4.5​

Optometry VIII

3​

Optometry VII

4​

Grand Rounds

1​

Clinic Seminar

0.5​

Year III - Semester I

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Clinic

6​

Optometry IX

2​

Optometry X

2​

Optometry XI

2​

Grand Rounds

0.5​

Clinic Seminar

0.5​

Pharmacology III

3​

Basic Science in Clinical Care

1​

Year III - Semester II

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Issues in Public Health

2​

Clinic

6​

Topics in Clinical Research and Scholarship

3​

Topics in Optometric Education

3​

Grand Rounds

0.5​

Clinic Seminar

0.5​

Practice Management

3​

Review

5​

Elective
Elective
Year IV - Semester I

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Clinic

18​

Clinic Seminar

0.5​

Grand Rounds

0.5​

Year IV - Semester II

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Externship

18​

Grand Rounds

0.5​

Year IV - Semester III

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Externship

18​

Grand Rounds

0.5​

Year IV - Semester IV

TITLE

SEMESTER HOURS

Externship

18​

Grand Rounds

0.5​

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[OATAcer]

I am not an OD student but wouldnt it benefit if the curriculum was 50% lecture and 50% clinical? I mean, the boards part 1 is mostly based on basic sciences, so schools need to train students well on that aspect.

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[luckyfeet]

I feel like the boards material can e covered within a 1.5 years, clinical is more important since thats what ODs do for a living, bc I know some doctors have RIDIC communication skills and clinicals probably help that a lot!


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[OATAcer]

Optometry = self employment = social personality/slick

If your a nerd with no communication skills nor are business minded, best you do vision science and research.

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[Shnurek]

Optometry = self employment = social personality/slick

If your a nerd with no communication skills nor are business minded, best you do vision science and research.

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Very true, if you are extremely shy and/or have no personality this is not the field for you. Also, if you want to be an employee the rest of your life, this is not the field for you.