Student Life Blogs

Happy fall blogosphere! It’s exciting in the life and times of Amy Puerto. I’m almost one month down into my second externship rotation, and I’ve already learned so much! I’m currently working at the Eye Care Centers (ECC) of Kentucky, a large private practice with 8 satellite offices across central and eastern Kentucky. In one day I participated in a optometrist-preformed YAG laser procedure, foreign body removal, punctual plug insertion, a slew of glaucoma diagnostic tests, and many,... Read More

Good morning, readers! Last time I wrote I was just a few weeks into the second year summer mini-term, and now I’m one week into the regular fall semester. Besides taking different courses and labs, there is one major difference between the summer term and the fall term: the presence of a first year class! Even though we became second year students as soon as we finished our spring finals in May, it didn’t REALLY feel like it until there was a first year class on campus as well. We finally... Read More