Mario Cruz didn’t always know he wanted to be an optometrist. Like many applicants, Mario had a passion for science and helping others, but wasn’t sure exactly which occupation in healthcare was right for him. Born in Mexico, his parents brought him to America, specifically Northern Nevada, in order to provide […]
Nearly 150 elementary school children received comprehensive vision exams at Children’s Vision Day at Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU), on Friday, October 11. Students from Jackson Elementary School in Santa Ana, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade, and who failed the school-based vision screening, were transported to MBKU’s […]
This continuing series features 4th year SCCO student, Daniel Brinchman, who is in his second rotation at the VA Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. by Daniel Brinchman, 4th year SCCO student As time moves on, the seasons are changing in the desert. Hot scorching summer days are long gone, […]
This article is part of a continuing series featuring newly minted SCCO Alumni. For applicants, these stories should help you project yourself into your future in optometry and thus, help you develop tangible ways to talk about yourself and your goals in the interview. As you read this […]
This continuing series features a 4th year SCCO student, Daniel Brinchman, who is finishing up his first rotation in Lawton, Oklahoma at the Lawton IHS Hospital optometry clinic. Here’s Episode 3: by Daniel Brinchman, 4th year SCCO student Well it’s just about time to wrap up my stay in […]
When you walk into a room with a tree house in one corner and a castle in the other, you know it’s going to be an interesting vision screening. That was what the other SCCO interns and I had to work with at La Habra’s The Children’s Museum’s […]
This continuing series features a 4th year SCCO student, Daniel Brinchman, who is off to his first rotation in Lawton, Oklahoma at the Lawton IHS Hospital optometry clinic. Here’s Episode #2: by Daniel Brinchman, 4th year SCCO student See what kind of weird stuff shows up when you get […]
Eryn Kraning, Director of Admissions, SCCO
Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO