What do all these mean?

[rpames]

I was fliping throught web and found an OD with this after his name: OD, F.I.O.S., F.O.C.S., F.N.E.R.F., F.N.A.O. I'm pretty sure I know the first one, but what about the rest?

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[cpw]

They're all fellowships... the most common one is the FAAO which is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. They have a great CE program.

The other ones sound like specialities... but I'm not sure what they stand for. Most likely he's VERY specialized optometrist.

 

[r_salis]

Is a fellowship like a post-doc? How do you get one?