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Welcome to Pre-Optometry Club!

Pre-Optometry club is a great way to meet other students who are also interested in the field of Optometry. There are lots of opportunities to gain useful information about various Optometry schools across the nation, interact with faculty at OSU, and learn how to be a competitive applicant. The membership fee is $30 for the entire year and allows us to do exciting activities during meetings, such as dissect a cow eyeball. There are many fun social and fundraising events throughout the year as well. Meetings are normally every other Tuesday at 6pm in Fry Hall and we provide snacks to enjoy while watching presentations. If you have any questions about joining, feel free to contact one of the officers listed below. Stay tuned for the date of first general meeting!

2019-2020 Pre-Optometry Club Officers:

Abby McRoberts

mcroberts.10@osu.edu

Chloe Foster

foster.1016@osu.edu

Elizabeth Beers

beers.63@osu.edu

Kathryn Hohman

hohman.73@osu.edu

Kirsten Appel

appel.68@osu.edu

Mackenzie Coyne

coyne.111@osu.edu

Mark Molnar

molnar.166@osu.edu

Nora Ziebarth

ziebarth.8@osu.edu

Meeting Minutes 4/2/2019

On April 2nd, Kristin Tobin from the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts. We were able to learn more about being a student at the New England College of Optometry and the opportunities that come with being a student there! Thank you to Kristin for speaking with us about the New England College of Optometry!

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Meeting Minutes 3/26/2019

On March 26th, we were lucky enough to have Dr. Earley come to speak with our club. We learned a lot about the changes in the profession as well as received some great advice. Thank you, Dr. Earley for taking them time to come and talk with us about Optometry and all that comes along with it!

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Meeting Minutes 3/19/2019

During our meeting on March 19th, Jen Bennett was kind enough to come in to speak with us and was able to really give us some great insight to Ohio State’s Optometry School! Thank you to Jen for coming to speak with us and offering so much guidance.

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Meeting Minutes 3/7/2019

On March 7th, Dr. Nicole Patterson OD, MS, FAAO visited us from Nova Southeastern University, or NSU, in Florida. She talked to us all about NSU and what kinds of opportunities they offer as well as discussed the profession of Optometry. Thank you Dr. Patterson for braving the cold Ohio weather and coming to speak with us!

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Meeting Minutes 3/5/2019

On March 5th, Dr. Gialousakis from Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University came to speak at our meeting. Dr. Gialousakis talked with us about the Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University and all of the opportunities they offer. Thank you, Dr. Gialousakis, for taking the time to travel to Ohio State and to talk with us about Optometry and the Chicago College of Optometry!

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Meeting Minutes 2/12/2019

In our meeting on February 12th, Dr. Ooi came in to speak with us about research in Optometry. This was a great presentation and really inspired a lot of interest in research in the field of Optometry among our members! Thank you, Dr. Ooi, for coming in to speak with us and answer all of our questions.

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Meeting Minutes 1/29/2019

During the meeting we were able to perform a cow eyeball dissection with Dr. Delgado Nixon (Dr. VDN). Through this dissection, we learned about what optometrists do as well as being able to see the structures of the cow eyeball. Dr. VDN explained the different parts of the front and the back of the eye and how they work, which was very interesting and exciting for us as aspiring Optometrists! Thank you for coming to lead us in the dissection, Dr. VDN, and for the time you spent teaching us!

Meeting Minutes 1/15/2019

At our first meeting of the year, Mr. Shawn Gilbert from our very own Optometry school came to speak with us! He is The Ohio State University’s Assistant Director of Admissions, and is also our club advisor. It was really great to learn more about the admissions process with Shawn, thank you for coming to speak with us!  Continue reading →

Meeting Minutes 11/27/2018

This week Lucas Christiani was able to talk with us about Western University College of Optometry which is in Pomona, California. We really enjoyed listening to him talk about Western University College of Optometry, thank you Lucas! Continue reading →