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CAREERS Bill
The bipartisan VA clinician appreciation, recruitment, education, expansion, and retention support or CAREERS bill was introduced in the US Senate by Senator Tester (D-Mont) and Senator Boozman (R-Ark). The goal of the bill is to bolster the recruitment and retention...
Notification: Resident Stipend Rate Increase for Base Salary
The Optometry National Program Office and the Optometry Field Advisory Board (with its education subcommittee) submitted a proposal for optometry residency stipend adjustment to the Office of Academic Affiliations. We are excited to announce that those efforts were...
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NAVAO Letter to the Secretary of the VA regarding Optometrist Pay
Letter to the Secretary of the VA from NAVAO: click here to open Response from the Secretary of the VA from NAVAO: click here to open
NAVAO correspondence with OAA regarding resident stipend
Letter to OAA: View NAVAO Letter to the OAA here Response from OAA: Dear Drs. McGinty-Tauren, Mazzarella, Tong, Mejia, and Kuiken: Thank you for the information you provided to the VA Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) regarding stipend rates for VA optometry...
Deadline Approaching: NAVAO Meeting and Reception Registration
NAVAO Business Meeting and Reception Information The annual NAVAO meeting and reception will be held at the Hilton Bayfront San Diego in conjunction with the American Academy of Optometry meeting in San Diego, CA. Hilton Bayfront San Diego, 1 Park Boulevard, San...
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ACOE announces launch of new website
The ACOE is launching a new stand-alone website. Currently the ACOE’s website is housed within the Education section of the American Optometric Association (AOA) website. The ACOE’s new website better reflects the independence of the ACOE’s processes and the...
Journal of Medical Optometry
JoMO is launching. Consider JoMO for your next publication: MISSION: We want JoMO to be where optometrists go to publish and learn about the Specialty of Medical Optometry which encompasses the medical diagnosis, management and treatment of primary and secondary...