Student Life Blogs

Summer has been flying by in the South. Where has time gone? A major portion of my week is spent in clinic. My Mondays are spent in APC or adult primary care. We have three calls around 10, 2 and 4:00. But my days never seem to work out  like the schedule. This week, for example, all of my patients were 45 minutes to an hour after the scheduled time, so it was a bit of a late night on Monday. I can't believe that I have been seeing patients for two months already. I can tell that I am... Read More

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Hi again, blogosphere-- The summer mini-term  is right around the corner, so before I forever leave summer vacation behind, I wanted to share my happenings since my last blog post. For starters, it's all about Optometry's Meeting (OM) 2012. Held in Chicago this year, OM is the annual optometry convention and trade show. Here student doctors, optometrists, and industry partners join together in seminar courses, discuss AOA legislation, and test out the latest in vision care technology.... Read More

As promised, I'll tell you a little bit more about myself, now that I've returned from Canada and Chattanooga. Here we go! It all began when I was in high school in Jackson, TN, to where my family had emigrated from the Philippines. For a good part of this stage in my life, I wanted to be a journalist. Yep, not an optometrist, but a journalist. And not just any journalist, either, but a photojournalist. Photography was my passion, and I was going to change the world in my own way. ... Read More

Greetings Blogosphere, There's nothing like summer in the Bluegrass ! The weather is mild and the sun seems to be always shining; it's been the treat I needed after finishing up my first year. It's great to be back home catching up with my family and visiting around my old stomping grounds. Both my younger brother and two cousins graduated this year from high school making this summer break full of family visits and celebrations...and let's not forget those graduation cakes! I've... Read More