Student Life Blogs

Well… another semester has absolutely flown by! I can’t believe my class is already halfway through our second year at SCO. This semester has been challenging but full of exciting new knowledge and skills. The most exciting part of this semester for me was the number of new clinical skills we learned in our Theory & Methods lab. We began the semester finishing up with our Fundoscopy skills that we learned over the summer mini-semester, and by the time finals rolled around last week we... Read More

Hello blogosphere! You know it’s been busy, when I’ve been absent from the blog scene for a few months. CAN. YOU. BELIEVE. IT? In my last update I had just begun my externship rotation at Eye Care Centers of Kentucky–with eight office locations and six doctors. Fast forward to now, and I have received second-to-none clinic experience in ocular disease and cared for nearly 900 patients! My speed has definitely picked up (sayonara 1 hour exams!), and I’ve seen everything from newborns... Read More

As a third year here at SCO, the fall has been really busy with clinic! It has been so fun getting a better grasp on patient care at all of our different locations around Memphis! Even though we stay busy seeing patients most of the time this semester, I was able to attend the American Academy of Optometry’s meeting in Denver, CO last week. It was so much fun! As a student, I love that the school allows us to take time off to go to conferences and meetings like this one. They actually... Read More

The beautiful city of Chattanooga has long been associated with trains. There is a popular Glenn Miller song, after all, called “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” based upon one legendary locomotive. Perhaps it is appropriate, then, that this entire semester has felt like riding on a passenger train in which the outside scenery whizzes by in a blur. It is already December, and you haven’t heard from me yet. I am already planning out my life in Wichita for next semester…my last semester of... Read More