Note that prospective students may apply to and attend multiple summer programs; we do not restrict or cap an individual's
participation between or among any of the programs described below:
Illinois College of Optometry, Focus on Your Future
July 14-18, 2014
The
Illinois College of Optometry is pleased to announce our annual summer
program for underrepresented minority undergraduate
students. The program is a weeklong experience that will expose
undergraduate students to the profession of optometry in a variety of
settings. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and work with
current optometry students, ICO Faculty & Staff, as
well as practicing optometrists.
Students will be housed at no charge in our Residential Complex. There is no cost to participate in this program. Participants
are responsible for their travel expenses and/or transportation cost to and from ICO.
For more information, please visit our website.
Program Contact: Teisha Johnson, 312.949.7407,
tjohnson@ICO.EDU
The Ohio State University, I-DOC
June 16-18, 2014
Improving
Diversity in Optometric Careers (I-DOC) is an intensive three-day
program for people from an underrepresented
ethnicity (American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian or
Pacific Islander; African-American, or Latino) who are interested in
finding out more about an optometric career. The program provides
information about optometry through hands-on experiences, and it aims
to increase the number of underrepresented ethnic
minority optometrists. Thanks to underwriting by the Vision Service
Plan (VSP), there is no cost to attend the program and includes all
meals and activities. There are also a limited number of scholarships
for airfare reimbursement (up to $500) and accommodations for
out-of-state college applicants.
Applications for this year's program are due by April 1, 2014. For more information about the program and the application
process, please visit our I-DOC webpage.
Program Contact: Justin Griest, 614.292.8825,
griest.6@osu.edu
University of California, Berkeley, Opto-Camp
Session I, June 18-20, 2014, Session II, July 16-18, 2014
The
goal of Berkeley Optometry's Opto-Camp is to introduce underrepresented
pre-health science majors to Optometry as a potential
future career track and to prepare them to be successful applicants to
optometry school. The objective of Berkeley Optometry's Opto-Camp is to
present a three-day in residence experience that will provide
participants with opportunities to learn about the
profession of optometry and the process of becoming an optometrist.
Program specifics and the application, available mid-February, 2014, are linked here.
Cost: $125 program fee; limited amount of scholarships to waive program fee per session, as demonstrated by financial need.
Program Contact: Heather Iwata, 510.642.9537,
hiwata@berkeley.edu
