Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	2
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus approximately 1 week/ month evening and weekend emergency room eye care at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital. Didactic resident seminars, attendance of continuing education, and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$40,000
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=49

 

The mission of the Residency in Primary Care Optometry is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in the area(s) of primary care optometry selected by the resident.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within his/her area(s) of emphasis.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

All residency applications will be reviewed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. All applications must be received by 5:00p.m. January 31.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead.
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II or the OEBC written exam is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of either all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) or all parts of the OEBC (written exam and OSCE) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passing of either all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) or all parts of the OEBC (written exam and OSCE)
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• NSU is closed for several holidays: three days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Spring Break (five days), Fall Break (two days) and Fourth of July
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance
• Health insurance
• Please see the NSU Employment Handbook for a more in-depth discussion of personal leave and holidays.

 

Meet the Residency Supervisor

Program Length	24 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus approximately 1 week/ month evening and weekend emergency room eye care at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital. Didactic resident seminars, attendance of continuing education, and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	U.S. Army active duty officer salary.
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=52

 

The mission of the Program in Optometric Management Education is to provide advanced clinical training through the Primary Care Residency and an M.B.A. degree for post-graduate optometrists, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level culmination of clinical and management expertise.

Goal of the Optometric Management Education Program:
Completion of the Residency in Primary Care Optometry through the College of Optometry (outlined below) and completion of all the requirements for the Masters in Business Administration degree required by Northeastern State University.

Goals of the Residency in Primary Care Optometry:
Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in the area(s) of primary care optometry selected by the resident.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within his/her area(s) of emphasis.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

Interested applicants for military residency programs must be Active Duty Army officers in order to apply. The selection process is quite different from its civilian counterpart. The optometry residency programs are one of many advanced educational opportunities that are available via the Medical Service Corps Long Term Health, Education, and Training (LTHET) process. Each year, the military publishes the available programs in the LTHET message (Appendix 15). Applicants apply approximately 18 months prior to the expected residency start date (i.e. applications completed this spring are for academic year 2013-2014). Therefore, as a result, military optometry officers go back to complete a residency after a few years in practice. All eligible applications are reviewed and residents are selected by a board of Army officers. Decisions are made based on both, academic and military records. Decisions are published in June, the year prior to the residency starting date. In the event of a vacancy, Army optometry will solicit applications from 4th year optometry students participating of the Army Health Professional Scholarship Programs. The application would then include a letter of intent, three letters of recommendation, and a current transcript. A board of Senior Army optometrists (including all Army residency supervisors) would review the applications and make selections.

All eligible Army applicants are solicited to apply for the residency via the LTHET message (Appendix 15). A list of application materials is included in the Long Term Health Education and Training (LTHET) message released each December by the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps and includes a DA Form 3838, Commander's Memorandum, Transcripts, DA Photograph, Memorandum from the Optometry Consultant at the Office of the Surgeon General and a signed/dated officer record brief (ORB)

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license

 

 

• 10 days of vacation
• Paid sick leave
• NSU is closed for several holidays: three days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Spring Break (five days), Fall Break (two days) and Fourth of July
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance
• Health insurance

 

Meet the Residency Supervisor

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 45 hours per week plus additional time for biweekly didactic resident seminars. Attendance of continuing education and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	U.S. Army active duty officer salary
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=61

 

The mission of the Residency in Primary Care Optometry at Womack Army Medical Center is to provide advanced clinical training for military optometrists with emphasis on ocular disease and trauma, medical / therapeutic contact lens fitting, and primary vision and eye health care, allowing the resident an increased professional capacity to manage a diverse and complex patient population.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis on ocular disease and trauma, medical/therapeutic contact lens fitting, and primary vision and eye health care.

Objectives:

1. Examine a minimum of 1500 patients in clinic, either alone or in conjunction with another health care provider, during the course of the residency.
2. Evaluate and treat patients with a variety of clinical conditions including ocular disease and trauma, medical/therapeutic contact lens fitting and primary vision and eye health care.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Teach and mentor fourth year optometry students through clinical supervision of optometric exams.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident..

Objectives:

1. Write and deliver at least one hour long lecture in the form of continuing education, presentations to peers, presentations to ophthalmic technicians, and lectures to providers in other specialties and groups.
2. Participate in monthly journal club discussions, learning to critically review current ophthalmic literature in order to promote lifetime learning.
3. Attend a national optometric meeting and submit a clinical poster at that meeting during the residency.
4. Produce a research paper, literature review and/or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Join and maintain membership in at least two optometric organizations such as the Armed Forces Optometric Society, the American Optometric Association, and the American Academy of Optometry.
2. Initiate the board certification process by completing the requirements for attaining Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry within one year of completing the residency program.

Goal D
Facilitate experiences that are unique to the military optometrist.

Objectives:

1. Attend at least one military specific medical training course during the residency.
2. Participate in at least one MEDRETE (Medical Readiness Training Exercise) to deliver eye care in an austere environment.

 

 

All eligible Army applicants are solicited to apply for the residency via the LTHET message. A list of application materials is included in the Long Term Health Education and Training (LTHET) message released each December by the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps and includes a DA Form 3838, Commander's Memorandum, Transcripts, DA Photograph, Memorandum from the Optometry Consultant at the Office of the Surgeon General and a signed/dated officer record brief (ORB).

Admissions eligibility criteria include: 1.Possess a Doctor of Optometry degree from an accredited program (by starting date) 2.Pursue a full and unrestricted optometry license in any US state by starting date (and obtain within one year) 3.Competitive GPA 4.Successfully complete Parts I, II, III and TMOD of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry examinations 5.Submit completed U.S. Army application materials 6.U.S. Army active duty status.

The applicant must have a Doctor of Optometry degree by the time of matriculation from a school or college of optometry accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education. All residency applications will be reviewed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

The program application deadline is April, one year prior to start date.

 

Specific requirements are in place for program completion and awarding of the Certificate of Advanced Clinical Competence. The requirements are as follows:Specific requirements are in place for program completion and awarding of the Certificate of Advanced Clinical Competence. The requirements are as follows:

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report)
• Sumbission of all residency evaluation forms including:
• Patient encounter logs with encounter types
• Residency activity logs
• Exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Submission of a clinical poster to be presented at a national optometric meeting

U.S. Army active duty officer benefits to include:

• Health coverage
• Professional Liability Insurance
• Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Travel Allowance

 

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	2
Expected weekly hours	The Thomas E. Creek VA Eye Clinic, Amarillo, TX will be open for patient care Monday through Friday with the exception of federal holidays. The residents schedule will be a 5 day, 8-hours per day work week. As a member of the eye clinic team, the resident is assigned call and expected to maintain availability for emergency department after-hour consultative patient care. Call will be assigned on an alternated basis between the residents with the exception for when the residents elect to attend the same professional meeting. At all times, the resident will maintain consultative communication with a hospital privileged attending staff physician.
Program Salary/Stipend	$43,924
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=56

 

The mission of the Residency in Primary Eye Care is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease and primary care.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident..

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc .
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• If an entering candidate lacks passing scores on TMOD and Part III they must still immediately apply for state licensure upon acceptance into the program in a state that does not require passage of these parts, with the state of Oklahoma being highly encouraged.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
  
  
• Applicants must be citizens of the United States and males must have registered for the Selective Service.

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report)
• All patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs.
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Optometry license in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.

You are offered health care benefits.
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Information
Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program Information

Questions regarding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program should be directed to:


Leave benefits consist of thirteen days of annual leave and thirteen days of sick leave. The resident is also provided ten federal holidays during the residency year. You also receive professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. A total of four days of professional leave is offered to encourage attendance at CE courses.

The Federal Tort Claims Act provides you professional liability protection while providing patient care at the VAMC, NSUOCO and Cherokee Nation W.W Hastings Hospital as a component of the residency. As an enhanced measure for NSUOCO clinical activities, residents are also included in the NSUOCO professional liability plan coverage.

 

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	4
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus additional time for biweekly didactic resident seminars. Attendance of continuing education and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$43,924
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=54

 

The mission of the Residency in Primary Eye Care is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease and primary care.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident..

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc .
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report)
• All patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs.
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license
• Applicants must be citizens of the United States and males must have registered for the Selective Service.

You are offered health care benefits.
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Information
Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program Information

Questions regarding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program should be directed to:


Leave benefits consist of thirteen days of annual leave and thirteen days of sick leave. The resident is also provided ten federal holidays during the residency year. You also receive professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. A total of four days of professional leave is offered to encourage attendance at CE courses.

The Federal Tort Claims Act provides you professional liability protection while providing patient care at the VAMC, NSUOCO and Cherokee Nation W.W Hastings Hospital as a component of the residency. As an enhanced measure for NSUOCO clinical activities, residents are also included in the NSUOCO professional liability plan coverage.

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	2
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus additional time for weekly didactic resident seminars. There are no on call duties. Attendance of continuing education and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$44,477
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=57

 

The mission of the Residency in Ocular Disease is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care, allowing residents, upon completion of the program, to pursue professional opportunities, which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease and primary care.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident..

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc .
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  
• Applicants must be citizens of the United States and males must have registered for the Selective Service.

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs.
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license

You are offered health care benefits.
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Information
Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program Information

Questions regarding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program should be directed to:


Leave benefits consist of thirteen days of annual leave and thirteen days of sick leave. The resident is also provided ten federal holidays during the residency year. You also receive professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. A total of four days of professional leave is offered to encourage attendance at CE courses.

The Federal Tort Claims Act provides you professional liability protection while providing patient care at the VAMC, NSUOCO and Cherokee Nation W.W Hastings Hospital as a component of the residency. As an enhanced measure for NSUOCO clinical activities, residents are also included in the NSUOCO professional liability plan coverage.

 

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 clinical hours and 5 hours of didactic discussion per week. Didactic resident seminars, attendance of continuing education, and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$43,924
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=55

 

The mission of the Residency in Ocular Disease is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and primary care.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease and primary care.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, journal review, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information. The deadline to apply is January 31st.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters must be signed and be on letterhead and should be submitted through ORMatch.
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• If an entering candidate lacks passing scores on TMOD and Part III they must still immediately apply for state licensure upon acceptance into the program in a state that does not require passage of these parts, with the state of Oklahoma being highly encouraged.
• Interview recommended
• License eligible in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

Application Requirements and Selection Process:
Applicants must be citizens of the United States and males must have registered for the Selective Service. Residents are required to obtain licensure in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia before completion of the first year of VA residency. Residency applicants must have a Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry and must have successfully completed Parts I, II, III and TMOD of the NBEO examination by July 1 of the residency year. Grade-point average, NBEO scores, letters of recommendation, and personal interviews are taken into account when considering applications. All residency applications will be reviewed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. The Department of Veterans Affairs is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) as well as promoting workforce diversity, and workplace inclusion. The VA will vigorously enforce all applicable Federal EEO laws, regulations, executive orders and management directives to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace for all VA employees and applicants.

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report)
• Complete and accurate Patient Encounter Logs
• Complete and accurate Residency Activity Logs
• Completed exit evaluations (Evaluation of Clinical Supervisors, Evaluation of Residency Program Supervisor, Evaluation of NSUOCO Residency Director, and Residency Program Evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Obtain licensure in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia before completion of the first year of VA residency

You are offered health care benefits.
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Information
Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program Information

Questions regarding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program should be directed to:


Leave benefits consist of thirteen days of annual leave and thirteen days of sick leave. The resident is also provided ten federal holidays during the residency year. You also receive professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. A total of four days of professional leave is offered to encourage attendance at CE courses.

The Federal Tort Claims Act provides you professional liability protection while providing patient care at the VAMC, NSUOCO and Cherokee Nation W.W Hastings Hospital as a component of the residency. As an enhanced measure for NSUOCO clinical activities, residents are also included in the NSUOCO professional liability plan coverage.

 

 

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	2
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus some on-call duties. Call is shared between you and staff optometrists and ophthalmologists. You cover calls about every third week at BVA with a back-up physician available for consultation. Attendance of continuing education and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$50,000
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=51

 

The mission of the Residency Ocular Disease with emphasis in Refractive and Ocular Surgery is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with a strong emphasis placed on pre- and post-operative care and the appropriate use of topical and systemic medications as well as other modalities in the treatment of ocular disease, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and refractive surgery.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters (at least 1,800) including 400 patient encounters with an anterior segment diagnosis.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers for systemic disease evaluation and treatment.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision and education of optometry students, externs and first year primary care medical residents.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident..

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, community lectures, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow and encourage the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service of the community and the profession of optometry in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• Fill out and submit the NSUOCO Application to the ORMatch Supplemental Materials section: NSUOCO Application
  
  All residency applications will be reviewed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. All applications must be received by 5:00p.m. January 31.
  
  Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Director of Residencies. (opt_residencies@nsuok.edu)
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs.
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• BVA and nJoy Vision are closed for several holidays: two days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance is provided for your residency education. The insurance covers you while providing care as a resident at BVA, nJoy Vision and NSUOCO clinics.
• Health insurance

 

Meet the Residency Supervisors:

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	2
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus on-call responsibilities. Attendance of continuing medical education may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$38,000
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=63

 

The mission of the Residency in Ocular Disease is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometric physicians with emphasis in ocular disease, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and ocular and refractive surgery.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of direct and observed encounters, totaling to 1600+ patient encounters.
2. Provide you exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease, ocular and refractive surgery, and primary eye care
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident..

Objectives:

1. Encourage continuing education and pursuit of scholarly activity by attending and assisting in workshops at NSUOCO and by preparing and conducting educational presentations for peers.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Encourage the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a publishable quality paper.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing score on NBEO Parts I and II and TMOD to participate in Match; Part III passage is required by start of residency program
• Please provide an unofficial copy of your current NBEO scores. ORMatch will send an official copy on your behalf. Successful completion of Parts I, II, III and TMOD of NBEO examinations is required to enter all NSUOCO affiliated residencies.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma and Texas
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma and Texas Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• Clay-Rhynes Eye Clinic is closed for several holidays: two days at Thanksgiving, two days at Christmas, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance is provided for your residency education. The insurance covers you while providing care as a resident at Clay-Rhynes Eye Clinic and NSUOCO clinics.
• Health insurance

 

Like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him, Dr. Greg Clay became a part of the legacy of Clay-Rhynes Eye Clinic by joining Dr. Joe in practice in 1977. After graduating from Durant High School and receiving his undergraduate instruction at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the University of Memphis, Dr. Greg was awarded his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor of Optometry degrees from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and was one of the first doctors to become Board Certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry in 2011. He has been named Optometric Physician of the Year by the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians and has served as President of the Association, as well as President of the Southwest Council of Optometry. The Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians also bestowed its Distinguished Service Award on Dr. Clay.

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus some on-call duties. Call is shared between you and staff optometrists and ophthalmologists. Attendance of continuing education and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$32,000
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=58

 

The mission of the EyeCare Associates of South Tulsa Residency in Ocular Disease with emphasis in Refractive and Ocular Surgery is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in ocular disease, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a minimum of 1500 patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident..

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, community lectures, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow and encourage the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service of the community and the profession of optometry in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs.
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• EyeCare Associates of South Tulsa and NSUOCO are closed for several holidays: two days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance is provided for your residency education. The insurance covers you while providing care as a resident at EyeCare Associates of South Tulsa and NSUOCO clinics.
• Health insurance

 

Meet the Residency Supervisor

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus some on-call duties. Call is shared between the resident, staff optometrists and ophthalmologists. The resident covers calls about every third week at OMEG with a back-up physician available for consultation. Attendance of continuing education and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$30,000
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=53

 

The mission of the Oklahoma Medical Eye Group Residency in Ocular Disease with an emphasis in Refractive and Ocular Surgery is to provide post-graduate optometrists advanced clinical training and scholarly activities with emphasis in ocular disease and refractive surgery. Upon completion of the program, residents will have advanced clinical competence enabling them to be successful in professional opportunities requiring a high level of clinical and scholarly expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and refractive and ocular surgery.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a large number of patient encounters (2,000 minimum).
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease with emphasis on secondary and tertiary care of the patient including consultations from referring optometrists and primary health care providers, as well as advanced treatment including the use of ocular laser therapy and minor surgical procedures.
3. Provide the resident an increasing responsibility to evaluate, educate, consult and co-manage refractive surgery patients beyond that of an entry-level practitioner including performing PRK and PTK if desired.
4. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers for systemic disease evaluation and treatment.
5. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision and education of optometry students, externs and first year primary care medical residents.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, community lectures, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow and encourage the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service of the community and the profession of optometry in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.
2. Encourage political involvement and interactions with local politicians.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
<
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs.
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• OMEG is closed for several holidays: two days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance is provided for your residency education. The insurance covers you while providing care as a resident at OMEG and NSUOCO clinics.
• Health insurance

 

Meet the Residency Supervisor

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus some on-call duties. Call is shared between you and staff optometrists and ophthalmologists. Attendance of continuing education and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$37,500
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=62

 

The mission of the Residency in Ocular Disease with emphasis in Refractive and Ocular Surgery is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with a strong emphasis on peri-operative care along with the treatment of ocular disease, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in ocular disease and refractive and ocular surgery.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a minimum of 2000 patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease with emphasis on secondary and tertiary care of the patient including consultations from referring optometrists and primary health care providers, as well as advanced treatment including the use of ocular laser therapy and surgical procedures for the optometric physician.
3. Provide the resident patient encounters in which the resident utilizes advanced treatments including optometric surgical procedures and ocular laser therapy. procedures and ocular laser therapy.
4. Provide the resident an increasing independence to evaluate, educate, consult and co-manage refractive surgery patients beyond that of an entry-level practitioner.
5. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers for ocular or systemic disease evaluation and treatment.
6. Participate in the clinical supervision and education of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident..

Objectives:

1. Encourage scholarly activities such as providing lecture and workshop presentations, grand rounds, optometry lab and classroom lectures, community lectures, etc
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow and encourage the resident to participate in didactic activities such as attending continuing education courses. At a minimum, the resident will acquire enough continuing education hours to satisfy Oklahoma licensure
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality as one of the program completion criteria.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service of the community and the profession of optometry in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I, II and III including passage of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• TRIAD Eye Institute is closed for several holidays.
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance is provided for your residency education. The insurance covers you while providing care as a resident at TRIAD Eye Institute and NSUOCO clinics.
• Health insurance

 

Meet the Residency Supervisor

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus approximately 1 week/ month evening and weekend emergency room eye care at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital. Didactic resident seminars, attendance of continuing education, and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$40,000
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=64

 

The mission of the Residency in Ocular Disease with emphasis in Low Vision Rehabilitation is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with a primary emphasis in ocular disease, and a secondary emphasis in low vision rehabilitation, allowing residents, upon completion of the program, to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with a primary emphasis in the area of ocular disease and a secondary emphasis in low vision rehabilitation.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident experience in managing a total of at least 1,000 patients, including at least 100 patients for low vision rehabilitation.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a broad diversity of clinical conditions within ocular disease/low vision rehabilitation area.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers, especially those who work in the vision rehabilitation field.
4. The resident will demonstrate proficiency in conducting low vision rehabilitation evaluations, determining individual patient needs, and prescribing vision assistive devices appropriate to each patient's needs.
5. Participate in the clinical supervision and education of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc .
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature, especially literature relating to vision rehabilitation
3. Allow and encourage the resident to participate in didactic activities such as attending continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service to the community and the profession in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage the resident's active involvement in the optometric and low vision rehabilitation professional communities by encouraging membership and participation in optometric and other professional organizations.

 

 

You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II or the OEBC written exam is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of either all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) or all parts of the OEBC (written exam and OSCE) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs.
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passing of either all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) or all parts of the OEBC (written exam and OSCE)
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• NSU is closed for several holidays: three days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Spring Break (five days), Fall Break (two days) and Fourth of July
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Health insurance

 

Dr. Jonathan Hatley received his B.S. in Organismic Biology from NSU in 2006 and his O.D. from Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry in 2012. After graduation he served as Clinical Faculty in the Cherokee Nation Rural Eye Program clinic in Salina, Oklahoma from 2012 to 2016. In the fall of 2016 he joined the on-campus faculty here at NSUOCO. Dr. Hatley is a tenured, full-time Associate Professor. He teaches Vision Science II, Vision Science III, and Vision Rehabilitation. He recently took on the Chief of Low Vision Clinics role and also serves in primary care, acute care, and vision rehabilitation clinics.

 

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	July 1
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week plus approximately 1 week/ month evening and weekend emergency room eye care at Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital. Didactic resident seminars, attendance of continuing education, and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$40,000
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=50

 

The mission of the Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses is to provide advanced clinical training for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis in contact lenses and anterior segment conditions, allowing residents upon completion of the program to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis in contact lenses and anterior segment conditions.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a minimum of 1000 patient encounters.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within contact lenses and anterior segment conditions.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers.
4. Allow the resident to participate in the clinical supervision of optometry students.

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow the resident to attend continuing education courses.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

All residency applications will be reviewed without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. All applications must be received by 5:00p.m. January 31.

• Application - ORMatch
  • You must register for ORMatch ( ORMS Application Form) in order to send applications to residencies. All core application materials listed below are submitted online using the ORMatch Application Service. Once you submit an application, the residency will have access to your application information immediately. Submitted applications cannot be changed or withdrawn. The Director of Residencies at the residency's affiliated school or college of optometry will also have access to your application information.
• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead.
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Passing scores on NBEO Parts I and II or the OEBC written exam is needed to participate in Match and start the program; however, passage of either all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) or all parts of the OEBC (written exam and OSCE) is required to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate at the end of the residency.
• ORMS Application
• Interview recommended
• Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry
• License eligible in the state of Oklahoma
  
  

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report), all patient encounter logs with encounter types and all residency activity logs
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director and residency program evaluation)
• Passing of either all parts of the NBEO (Parts I, II, III and TMOD) or all parts of the OEBC (written exam and OSCE)
• Oklahoma Optometry license

• 10 days of vacation
• Accrual of personal leave (which includes sick leave, personal business leave, bereavement leave, military leave and jury duty leave) at the rate of 12 hours per month
• NSU is closed for several holidays: three days at Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Spring Break (five days), Fall Break (two days) and Fourth of July
• Professional leave to attend continuing education meetings. The amount of professional leave you receive is at the discretion of the residency supervisor. The residency supervisor encourages attendance at CE courses.
• Professional liability insurance
• Health insurance
• Please see the NSU Employment Handbook for a more in-depth discussion of personal leave and holidays.

Meet the Residency Supervisor

Program Length	12 Months
Start Date	June 26
Positions	1
Expected weekly hours	Expected weekly hours of duty are 40 hours per week, plus additional time for weekly didactic resident seminars. There will be some on-call duties expected. Attendance of continuing education and research may lengthen the weekly hours of duties.
Program Salary/Stipend	$40,000 CAD/year
ASCO information sheet	https://myasco.opted.org/residency/view/355/program

 

The mission of the Residency is to provide advanced clinical training and experience for post-graduate optometrists with emphasis on Cornea and Contact Lens. Completion of the program will allow residents to pursue professional opportunities which require a high level of clinical expertise.

 

Goal A 
Provide appropriately supervised clinical educational experiences with emphasis on cornea and contact lenses.

Objectives:

1. Provide the resident a minimum of 1000 patient encounters, at least half of which will involve contact lens care.
2. Provide the resident exposure to a high diversity of clinical conditions within contact lens, ocular disease, and primary care.
3. Encourage appropriate referral and co-management of patients with other health care providers

Goal B
Stimulate scholarly development in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Encourage lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, submitted publications, etc.
2. Stimulate life-long learning by keeping the resident active in critically reviewing ophthalmic literature.
3. Allow and encourage you to attend continuing education course, webinars, and workshops.
4. Require completion of a research paper, literature review, or case report of publishable quality by the end of the residency program.

Goal C
Stimulate a commitment to service of the community and the profession of optometry in the resident.

Objectives:

1. Enhance the resident's active involvement in the optometric community by encouraging membership and participation in optometric organizations.

 

 

Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Residents are required to take the Oklahoma Optometry Board Exam, the Alberta College of Optometry Jurisprudence Exam, and obtain both Oklahoma and Alberta licensure. Applicants do not need to hold USA citizenship, nor apply for a SSN. However, as two trips to NSUOCO campus are required as part of the residency, the applicant must have up to date travel documents allowing them to visit the USA for brief periods. Residency applicants must have a Doctor of Optometry degree from an ACOE-accredited school or college of optometry and must have successfully completed the written and clinical components of the OEBC in time to submit scores to the Oklahoma State Board by the June 16, 2023 deadline. NBEO scores are optional. Grade-point average, OEBC scores, letters of recommendation, and personal interviews are taken into account when considering applications. Persons applying to Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry affiliated residency programs must apply to ORMatch at http://www.natmatch.com/ormatch and to Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry. ORMatch and NSUOCO deadlines are January 31 . All residency applications will be reviewed without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Upload the following information on ORMatch

• Curriculum vitae
  
  • Education (institution, dates, major, degree or pending degree, and grade point average)
  • List of Honors, Awards
  • Professional Memberships
  • Research Projects and Publication
  • Special Presentations, Seminars and Teaching Experience
  • Employment
  • Community Service
  • Other Professional Experiences
• Statement of interest
  Discuss:
  
  • Why are you interested in pursuing a residency?
  • What do you hope to gain from a residency?
  • What are your plans after you complete a residency?
• Three letters of recommendation
  • These letters should be from individuals who can assess your clinical performance, scholastic abilities and/or teaching and research potential. Recommendation letters may be emailed or mailed by post, but must be signed and be on official letterhead .
• A copy of your optometry school transcripts (an final official copy sent directly from the school will be required if accepted into the program)
• Please provide an unofficial copy of your OEBC scores. NBEO scores are optional.
• Arrange an interview, once offered. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more family with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant.
• If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher (majcher@nsuok.edu) or Dr. Andrea Lasby, Residency Supervisor (lasby@missioneyecare.ca)

All application information should be sent to the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies via email or mail to:

Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
ATTN: Residency Director
1001 North Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464-7017

As application materials are received by the school, they will be forwarded to the site the applicant is applying at. Arrange an interview. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to arrange an interview at the residency site to which they are applying. This allows the applicant to become more familiar with the residency site and the residency supervisor to become familiar with the applicant. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact either Britney Mason(mason09@nsuok.edu) or the Director of Residencies, Dr. Carolyn Majcher director of residencies

 

 

Requirements for successful program completion and awarding of the Certificate of Advanced Clinical Competence are:

 

• Completed publishable quality paper (research paper, literature review, or case report)
• Patient encounter logs with encounter types
• Residency activity logs
• Completed exit evaluations (evaluation of clinical supervisors, evaluation of residency program supervisor, evaluation of NSUOCO residency director, and residency program evaluation)
• Passage of Optometry Examining Board of Canada Exams (OEBC).
• Oklahoma optometry license
• Alberta optometry license.
• Attend NSUOCO orientation combined with advanced procedures training at the beginning of July, as well as complete a 2 week clinical rotation at NSUOCO later on during the course of the residency program.

 

Note: NBEO passage is optional for this residency.

• Professional Liability Insurance
• Health insurance
• 10 days of vacation (plus statutory holidays)
• Paid Personal Leave (note: approved leaves of absence for reasons such as sickness or compassionate reasons in excess of 6 days per year must be made up at the end of the program).
• Paid Professional Leave of 10 days.
• $2000 CAD in travel expenses for required trips to NSUOCO.
• Optometry License fees in Alberta (your license fees will be covered through the College of Optometrists in Alberta for one year, starting in December of your residency).

 

Meet the Residency Supervisor