Student Life Blogs

2/18/15

Exploring SCO

Why do we love SCO? Even if you were to extract this school from the diverse flavor of Memphis itself, SCO would still stand as a fascinating place to grow in. Hopefully you will begin to see what I mean as we journey through our campus, which consists of the Tower, Annex, Activity Center, and The Eye Center. The Activity Center overflows with opportunities for exercise and fun. Games such as pool, ping-pong, foosball, racquetball, basketball, and shuffleboard are great ways to pass the... Read More

Posted by Erin Jaffe at 2/18/15

Jarrod Griffis

2/15/15

Fourth Year Snow Shuffle

Externship Round III has been A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, and it’s not even halfway done! I really enjoyed the pace and business-side of my previous private practice rotation, but the number of interesting cases I’ve seen at the Walter Reed Military Medical Center have themselves been challenging and top-notch. It wasn’t until I was writing my case reports for externship credit that I realized how many unique patient encounters I’ve had in just under two months at Walter Reed. Take for example a recent... Read More

Posted by Amy Dunbar at 2/15/15

2/14/15

Second Year Labs

Hi, readers! Last time I wrote I talked a lot about classes and our new exam week schedule. However, one thing I have noticed over and over again when I give prospective students/admissions interview tours of the campus is that people tend to have more questions about labs and pre-clinical activities than they do about the actual courses. Labs are a huge part of our schedule and they’re extremely important since they give us the hands-on experience and exposure to things we’ll be doing... Read More

Posted by Erin Jaffe at 2/14/15

Lisa Russell

2/2/15

Carry On, Wayward Son

Kansas!* For the first time in my remembered life, I am living somewhere that is not Tennessee. More specifically, not Jackson, Chattanooga, or Memphis. Thus, this last externship of optometry school has been quite an adventure. With the recent (and welcomed) downtick in gas prices, I made it to Wichita on $25 of gas. That would have been unthinkable just a few months ago. The weather on my way here was moderately treacherous, but the real “Welcome to Kansas” came on the second day when it... Read More

Posted by Amy Dunbar at 2/2/15