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White Coat Ceremony Video

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on April 15, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

The White Coat Ceremony marks a student’s transition into the study of clinical health sciences. It is a rite-of-passage ritual where students pledge commitment to their future patients, embracing the responsibility associated with being a doctor of optometry. During the ceremony, students receive their white coat and for […]

Meet Dr. Stephanie Woo: SCCO Alum Class of 2011

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on April 2, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

3rd Years Finished Board Exams and Celebrate with a Photobooth

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on March 28, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Time to celebrate!  Our 3rd year students have finished their NBEO exams (a.k.a. “boards”) and are feeling giddy relief. Today they set up a photo booth and had some fun taking photos, Justin Timberlake-style. We are always happy for them when they achieve this important milestone. Watch this […]

Meet Dr. Danny Ngo: SCCO Alum Class of 2010

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on March 5, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

Faces of SCCO: Meet Dr. Dawn Lam

By Allison Takeda on February 5, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Many of our faculty are SCCO Alums, including Assistant Professor, Dr. Dawn Lam.  We sat down with her last week and talked about her path to becoming an optometrist.  Since all faculty here at SCCO participate in  applicant interviews, we talked about how she goes about the process […]

Special Olympics and MBKU

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on January 25, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

One of the best aspects of being an optometrist is participation in community service by hosting vision screenings.  Not all healthcare disciplines can provide screening services, partly because their services are not portable, more invasive, or too specialized—not so for optometry.  Optometry affords its practitioners the perfect opportunity […]

Faces of SCCO: Meet Dr. Robert Yacoub

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on January 10, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Faces of SCCO is a series featuring various members of our campus community. Dr. Robert Yacoub, a native of Southern California, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles in 2002. In 2006, he received his Doctor of Optometry degree from […]

Faces of SCCO: Meet Dr. Jerry Paugh

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on January 4, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Faces of SCCO:  Meet Dr. Jerry Paugh Faces of SCCO is a new series which features various members of our campus community. First up is Dr. Jerry Paugh who joined SCCO’s faculty in 1981. As well as being a professor, he serves as the Associate Dean for Research.  […]

An Interviewer’s Perspective: Dr. Julie Schornack, VP and Dean of Clinical Affairs

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on December 12, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Dr. Julie Schornack has been interviewing applicants at SCCO for more than 25 years.  She is the Vice President and Dean of Clinical Affairs and also has the title of Assistant Professor.  I interviewed her a few years back about what she looks for in an interviewing applicant. […]

My First SCCO Finals Experience

By SCCO Student on December 6, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

The dreaded word: finals. Here at SCCO, the Class of 2016 has just triumphed through our very first finals week, and what an accomplishment to be able to say the first quarter was a success! It’s crazy how fast time flies when you are having fun! And of course, […]

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