Student Life Blogs

Hello All! It's been a while since I last wrote, but I'm back now! I hope you didn't miss me too much!  Well I'm officially a 2nd year student now, so yay for me!! I've been taking 2 classes and one lab for about 2 1/2 weeks now during our summer term of classes.  Things have been going good for now.  I'm still learning more and more as I progress further into the program, and I'm ever the more anxious to learn more.  I have a test today, so I'm going to do some last minute reviewing... Read More

Well, I’ve made it through my first few real exams as a student doctor! In the clinic, it’s great to finally get to practice all of our skills and become more efficient week by week. I’m still new to it, so still a little nervous of course. Every exam I perform and each patient is unique and teaches you something new, it’s a lot to absorb! It has definitely been a transition to go from practicing on classmates to actually caring for patients at The Eye Center. Seeing my first few patients has... Read More

842 miles from the front of my house to the parking lot of SCO, my family clocked it when we drove to Memphis for the housing fair this past weekend. Hello, my name is Anna and I live in Northern Michigan (not the upper peninsula, but we're close). My house is about 5 1/2 hours north of Chicago on Lake Michigan. I attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor majoring in biology and Spanish. Having spent my entire life (except for a 4 month study abroad stint in Venezuela and various... Read More

Well I'm back at it. I survived my first week as an official 3rd year. It was time to put all my knowledge and practice to use with real patients. Monday I was assigned to Adult Primary Care. This is where I was able to see patients and perform the exams.  There are 4 students assigned to 1 doctor per suite. So you really do have a lot of time dedicated to the doctor to ask questions and advice.  I have classes in the morning on Monday till about 10:00 am. After that I am assigned in Adult... Read More

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to have been selected to become one of SCO's newest bloggers. Having never done this before, I promise to do my best, but I can't guarantee anything! To start off with I'd just like to quickly introduce myself. My name is Whitney Pollock and I am from a small town called Yates Center located in southeast Kansas. I graduated from Kansas State University in May of 2009 and have just completed my first year of optometry school here at Southern College of Optometry. ... Read More