Student Life Blogs

Howdy, y’all! My name is Lisa and I’m a proud member of the class of 2017 at SCO. This is my first post, so I figured I should introduce myself and share a little bit about why I love optometry. I grew up in a suburb of Houston and I graduated from Texas A&M University in December of 2012 with a degree in Biomedical Sciences (Gig ‘em, Aggies!). The most important things to know about me: I have the cutest dog in the world, I’m a workaholic, and my high school sweetheart is also a first... Read More

 This past weekend I put my clinic skills to very valuable use at a RAM clinic. RAM stands for Remote Area Medical volunteer corps. Through this program, underserved populations in the United States are given access to free medical, dental, and vision care. RAM, and specifically the Rural AMerica program, brings free health care to rural areas across the country where people do not have access to basic health care services. All of the doctors, nurses, opticians, and general support... Read More

 I recently finished my first externship, and I’ve come up with some of my favorite things about being a 4th year student on rotation. It’s completely different from being at The Eye Center, so here is my list of favorite things in no particular order…. 1. Technicians! At a children’s hospital, it is super awesome not to have to dilate the kids myself. One, they don’t hate you and associate you with burning eyes, and two, my ears appreciate not experiencing the crying that... Read More

 Considering that the first week has come and gone, there are plenty of topics I could blog about. How the first week of being back in clinic went (busy), another successful orientation (I’ve been taking part in orientations since the fall of 2007, and this one may have been my last!), how easy it is to see time as forever and nothing at the same time (I’m sure you know what I mean.) But those are perhaps topics for another person, or another blog post. I’d like to talk to you... Read More

Ok, so literally we all know that SCO does not spell family, nor will you even find the letters “s”, “c”, or “o” anywhere in the word “family.” This may seem like a silly introduction to a blog (and truthfully it is), but the topic of this certain blog post is anything but silly to me. This post is actually quite personal, and it may be the most important message I’ll ever write about being a student at SCO. You see, when coming up with topics for this month’s blog, there were numerous... Read More