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Just to help those who might need another perspective
- laser integrated into curriculum based on the minimum qualifications needed to practice in Louisiana / they have a laser in the clinic (next frontier of optometry)
- mini MBA taught by graduate business school professors --important early advantage for those of us who want to pursue private practice or work for OMD/OD practices-- assistant dean says this shows up on transcripts and is additional to the mandatory practice management classes the general optometry curriculum requires in all schools
- cheapest out of state tuition (and cheaper cost of living ~10k) ~34k per year
- high clinical part 3 NBEO first time pass rates
- student scored the highest on part 1 NBEO this March
- interdisciplinary for basic foundational sciences only (anatomists teach anatomy, biochemists teach biochem, etc. those researching in their fields teach the fundamentals of the class meaning it's not an optometrist (clinician) doing it and instead can teach the optometric classes) -- that being said, on the exams for classes that are shared with dental or medical students, optometry students told my interview group that each profession gets a slightly different type of test that is geared more towards their field
- year round schedule, with classes in the summer for a couple weeks so that information is not crammed. this is information we'll have to know to be safe doctors, so i rather have as much time as i can get to absorb. students say the schedule makes things less stressful during the fall and spring as well which is awesome. NECO just implemented a summer schedule because students seem to fall back when they come back after summer in regards to clinical skills (dont use it, lose it). seems like NSU is steps ahead with this having already have had the summer parts figured out
- dean wrote the optics textbook many other optometry schools use and he teaches the class at NSU
- five delocalized clinics and you rotate through all (unlike just having one or so many you never get to go through all of them which results in each student getting a different clinical experience where some clinics are better versus others) -- one is called Kids In Distress which is geared towards disenfranchised youth (amazing)
- MIAMI & FT LAUDERDALE
- opportunities to volunteer with special olympics at Disney World
- has a lot of international optometric volunteer trips
- up and coming research facility opening 2016 right by the health professions division is going to bring more opportunities (partnered with the institute that decides on the nobel prizes)
- high diversity in the area, class, and clinics (i can't stand homogenous societies)
- really liked how down to earth and humble the students I met were
- some stellar externships (Bascon Palmer is the #1 eye hospital in the world- highly competitive from what I heard)
- facilities are not as crowded as previous posts have made it seem; it's a really great atmosphere of various health professions and super alive; multiple libraries with great facilities (24/7 for late night studying as well)
random cool perks:
- free 3D printer for students to use cause why not
- shuttles that go to grocery stores/other parts of campus (save gas $ and be lazy)
- amazing on campus gym with all the undergraduate perks (rock climbing wall and an olympic sized pool that athletes also use...)
- on campus BAR (ran into a bunch of first year optometry students right after they finished an exam getting drinks with classmates)
- college town with whole foods, trader joes, bars, malls, and everything you need within a five mile radius
- felt very safe there as a girl 🙂 students said that they could walk around in the middle of night in the area with headphones on and feel perfectly fine
- weather.... unbelievable + tropical feel with lizards and greenery everywhere!
- laser integrated into curriculum based on the minimum qualifications needed to practice in Louisiana / they have a laser in the clinic (next frontier of optometry)
- mini MBA taught by graduate business school professors --important early advantage for those of us who want to pursue private practice or work for OMD/OD practices-- assistant dean says this shows up on transcripts and is additional to the mandatory practice management classes the general optometry curriculum requires in all schools
- cheapest out of state tuition (and cheaper cost of living ~10k) ~34k per year
- high clinical part 3 NBEO first time pass rates
- student scored the highest on part 1 NBEO this March
- interdisciplinary for basic foundational sciences only (anatomists teach anatomy, biochemists teach biochem, etc. those researching in their fields teach the fundamentals of the class meaning it's not an optometrist (clinician) doing it and instead can teach the optometric classes) -- that being said, on the exams for classes that are shared with dental or medical students, optometry students told my interview group that each profession gets a slightly different type of test that is geared more towards their field
- year round schedule, with classes in the summer for a couple weeks so that information is not crammed. this is information we'll have to know to be safe doctors, so i rather have as much time as i can get to absorb. students say the schedule makes things less stressful during the fall and spring as well which is awesome. NECO just implemented a summer schedule because students seem to fall back when they come back after summer in regards to clinical skills (dont use it, lose it). seems like NSU is steps ahead with this having already have had the summer parts figured out
- dean wrote the optics textbook many other optometry schools use and he teaches the class at NSU
- five delocalized clinics and you rotate through all (unlike just having one or so many you never get to go through all of them which results in each student getting a different clinical experience where some clinics are better versus others) -- one is called Kids In Distress which is geared towards disenfranchised youth (amazing)
- MIAMI & FT LAUDERDALE
- opportunities to volunteer with special olympics at Disney World
- has a lot of international optometric volunteer trips
- up and coming research facility opening 2016 right by the health professions division is going to bring more opportunities (partnered with the institute that decides on the nobel prizes)
- high diversity in the area, class, and clinics (i can't stand homogenous societies)
- really liked how down to earth and humble the students I met were
- some stellar externships (Bascon Palmer is the #1 eye hospital in the world- highly competitive from what I heard)
- facilities are not as crowded as previous posts have made it seem; it's a really great atmosphere of various health professions and super alive; multiple libraries with great facilities (24/7 for late night studying as well)
random cool perks:
- free 3D printer for students to use cause why not
- shuttles that go to grocery stores/other parts of campus (save gas $ and be lazy)
- amazing on campus gym with all the undergraduate perks (rock climbing wall and an olympic sized pool that athletes also use...)
- on campus BAR (ran into a bunch of first year optometry students right after they finished an exam getting drinks with classmates)
- college town with whole foods, trader joes, bars, malls, and everything you need within a five mile radius
- felt very safe there as a girl 🙂 students said that they could walk around in the middle of night in the area with headphones on and feel perfectly fine
- weather.... unbelievable + tropical feel with lizards and greenery everywhere!
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