The FINANCIAL — Post-graduate optometrists have access to a new website, NewGradOptometry.com, designed to offer information that will help put them on the right track for a successful professional career. The American Optometric Association (AOA) is encouraging new ODs to utilize this and other tools for career development, according to the American Optometric Association.
NewGradOptometry.com is cost-free for users and offers resources to help inspire clinical and financial growth as an OD, such as articles on new graduate success, licensing, insurance, clinical skills, and practice management. Site visitors are asked to create a user profile that entitles users to download the free e-book, "How to Get Your Optometry License-A Guide to All 50 States," and to access content that will be updated monthly. Essilor of America and Vision Source are the exclusive sponsors of the new website, according to the American Optometric Association.
"The future of the profession lies in the hands of our most recent graduates," said Samuel D. Pierce, O.D., liaison trustee for the AOA Student and New Graduate Committee. "NewGradOptometry.com offers these new doctors of optometry online content and resources designed to help them launch their careers and prepare them for the journey ahead," he added.
"We're here to make life easier for those new graduates," said Matthew Geller, O.D., founder of both NewGradOptometry.com and the online student site, OptometryStudents.com.
There can be a lot to consider immediately out of academia, Dr. Geller explained, and still more to learn about the practical side of optometry that can leave new ODs overwhelmed as they transition into their careers.
"Instead of feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to begin, hopefully, these resources will help them be more likely to take on a bigger responsibility, maybe a more difficult route, and feel more confident in doing that," Dr. Geller said.
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