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Wow.  Two busy weekends back to back. It's been great, but I'm exhausted. SECO - The S outh E ast C ongress of O ptometry  was held 2 weeks ago during SCO's spring break. Road trip! I relaxed the first part of spring break and then it was time to hit the road.  A friend and I left for Atlanta at 4:30am Friday morning, drove through a storm, and then made it to Atlanta just in time for lunch.  Perfect.  Then, it was time to find out what SECO was really all about. The first thing... Read More

Hey everyone!  Wow, my final semester as a student is halfway over! The clinic I am at for my final externship is so busy I have had no time to write!  I am currently at a large family practice with 3 locations in and around Memphis.  They not only have two students from SCO as interns but also have two graduates from SCO doing residency training at part of their team.  I am learning still every day! I think the most important thing I have recognized personally this semester is... Read More

Hello readers! My name is Feyi and I am so happy to be writing to you as a member of Southern College of Optometry's class of 2016. To share a little bit about myself, I will be making my way to Memphis from Nashville, TN. I'm a 2010 graduate of Tulane University (Roll Wave!) in New Orleans, LA. Since graduation, I've been working in psychology/neuroscience research at Vanderbilt University here in Nashville. I'm very excited to be starting a new chapter of my academic and professional... Read More

Hi Blogosphere: It took 3 taxi rides, 1 missed bus, and a plane ride, but I’m finally SECO bound. Talk about the worst of circumstances; I must really have the worst luck. I’ve been looking forward to taking the Megabus with my other classmates since we decided to book our tickets together back in December. Somehow, all those well played out plans went awry Wednesday morning. Where to begin… I booked an early taxi ride to the Megabus station since the bus was leaving for Atlanta at 8... Read More