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Miki Buckingham | Continuing Education and Events Coordinator 503-352-2985 | mikibuckingham@pacificu.edu. Pacific University College of Optometry offers online continuing education opportunities and continuing education live programs and destination conferences for optometrists advancing their careers and renewing their licenses.
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We offer access to a wide variety of COPE-approved online courses, including the Ethics, Pain Management and cultural competnecy a requirement for Oregon licensed optometrists. Benefits of online courses: Take CE courses from any place and at any time. Access our expanding library of online CE courses. Receive a PDF CE Certificate.
The Pacific University College of Optometry ’s signature continuing education event, Island Eyes, takes place each January in Hawai‘i. Alternating islands from year to year, Island Eyes is an opportunity to earn continuing education credits and learn from renowned leaders in optometry and vision care — while taking a winter break in paradise.
Join the Pacific University College of Optometry in beautiful British Columbia each summer for a long weekend of continuing education in an unbeatable location. Enjoy Victoria’s picturesque Inner Harbour, with its world-class dining and shopping, as well as water adventures like kayaking and whale watching. More Continuing Education Opportunities
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Mission Statement
Pacific University College of Optometryprepares engaged learners to be highly competent practitioners, optometric leaders and vision scientists through a diverse education while advancing professional and ethical eye care, scholarship, and service to the community.
Values
Because a part of our mission is to mentor our students into the optometric community, the College of Optometry values: 1. Didactic and clinical preparation in an engaged learning and patient care setting. 2. An intellectual community that supports collegiality, integrity, scientific inquiry, mutual cooperation, and respect. 3. An educational experience that conveys multicultural competence, coupled with an enhanced awareness and appreciation of a diverse and changing society. 4. A life-long...
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1:Pacific University College of Optometry will provide diverse educational opportunities in a supportive setting that allow students to acquire a firm foundation in the basic and clinical sciences, together with optometric clinical and interprofessional experiences that prepare students for the practice of optometry. Goal 2:Graduates of Pacific University College of Optometry consistently will demonstrate high levels of professional competency including the ability to critically analyze...
National Board of Examiners in Optometry Policy
Candidates for the National Boards of Examiners in Optometry from our institution are required to release their scores to Pacific University College of Optometry. Scores will be used solely for program assessment.
Academic and Professional Standards
Good academic standing in the College of Optometry is defined as continued enrollment, satisfactory academic progress (separate from Academic Progress for Financial Aid recipients), sound clinical ability, behavior that leads to professional competence and positive interpersonal and professional relations, and appropriate professional/ethical conduct and attitudes. Students are evaluated regularly in these areas. Students are expected to demonstrate behavior consistent with policies outlined...
Guidelines for Professional Behavior
Students in the College of Optometry are expected to learn and practice appropriate professional behavior, as delineated below, while enrolled in the program and in preparation for a lifetime of community service. Failure to conform to these guidelines will lead to disciplinary action and can result in dismissal from the College. Conduct inconsistent with these standards, such as plagiarism, cheating, lying, and/or fraud, is considered unprofessional and will not be tolerated.
Attitude
Students are expected to possess personal qualities depicting honesty, dedication, responsibility, and strong ethical values; demonstrate attitudes depicting compassion and a positive outlook; and demonstrate an understanding and sensitivity for cultural differences and diversity. Students are expected to treat faculty, patients, and peers with respect; display a willingness to learn; be able to accept constructive criticism; be punctual; and not disrupt class by inappropriate behavior.
An instructor may issue a grade of Incomplete (I) only when the major portion of a course has been completed satisfactorily but health or other emergency reasons prevent the student from finishing all requirements of the course. Prior to submitting an Incomplete grade, the instructor and the student complete an Incomplete Grade Contract detailing t...
Rethinking Soft Contact Lens FittingCOPE #76021-CLEvent #123077Expiration Date: 12/15/2024. Rethinking Soft Contact Lens Fitting. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will demonstrate the role of sagittal depth of the ocular surface in an effort to improve contact lens fitting and enhancing visual and physiologic outcomes. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Oct 12, 2024 · The Optometry Scholars Program is designed to create a structured pathway, including conditional acceptance into the College of Optometry, for highly motivated undergraduate students from Pacific University’s College of Arts and Sciences, whose ultimate goal is entry into the Doctor of Optometry program. Students in the Optometry Scholars ...
