Meeting Minutes
Autumn Quarter 2011
Meet and Greet: September 20th, 2011
1. Members were introduced to each of the club officers:
* Advisor: Sally Haltom
Shaltom@optometry.osu.edu
(Sally will be introduced and present at First General Meeting)
* President: Elizabeth Brubaker
Brubaker.83@osu.edu
* Vice President: Michelle Miller
Miller.4587@osu.edu
*Corresponding Secretary: Jenny Conn
Conn.76@osu.edu
Kohler.115@osu.edu
* Treasurer: Andy Reed
Reed.824@osu.edu
*Historian: Sarah Chinchic
Chinchic.1@osu.edu
*Publicity Chair: Kartina Frey
Frey.177@osu.edu
*Social Chair: Taylor McGann
McGann.24@osu.edu
*Community Service Chair: Chelsea Devitt
Devitt.9@osu.edu
*Fundraising Chair: Kelsey Krempasky
Krempasky.5@osu.edu
*Clinical Chair: Jon Giacalone
Giacalone.4@osu.edu
2. Members took part in ice breakers and other get-to-know-you activities
3. Club dues are $25- please give to Andy REED ASAP. The checks can be made out to "OSU Pre- Optometry Club"
4. Selling OAT material provided by past Kaplan OAT Students.
1st General Meeting: October 4th, 2011
1. Introduction to Club, by Club Advisor Sally Haltom and Club President Elizabeth Brubaker. 2. General Announcements * Club T-Shirts are $8. Pay Elizabeth and give her your size ASAP. Shirts should be arriving within the next two meetings. *Pre-Optometry Club Intramural Volleyball Team-?The Eyeballers?-plays Monday nights at 8:30pm at the Arc. Please email Taylor McGann if interested. * Club dues for the year are $25. Please pay Andy Reed. * East/West Eye Conference is October 21-22. You must register online and student cost is $40. Please register ad let Elizabeth know you have registered by Friday October 7. * Eyes on Health is a club on campus that gives students the opportunity to receive clinical experience while working with patients. Contact Jenny Conn or Kaity Kohler if you have questions or want to join. * Sunnie Ewing from Southern College of Optometry will be coming to Ohio State on Monday October 10 at 5:30pm. Location is Student Alumni Council Room in the Ohio Union. Sunnie will be giving information on SCO. *Jon Burt is selling his OAT materials. If interested please contact him at burt,1830@osu.edu.
2. Members filled out information sheets about themselves and what they are looking for with the Pre-Optometry Club. If you forgot to turn it in please give to Elizabeth at the next meeting.
3. Students were given a tour of the Optometry School by the Optometry Ambassadors. Ambassadors shared information with students about the school, applying, OAT, and answered any other questions students had.
2nd General Meeting: October 18th, 2011
1. Dr. Micheal Earley, Chief of Pediatrics and Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs at the Ohio State Optometry School spoke to members. * Teaches Anatomy courses to first year optometry students. * At the end of their first year of optometry school, OSU students take part in a program entitled Keystone. It is a 5 day course that encompasses 40 hours of working with patient data. Students work in groups and are given different patient cases and then have to present on them. It teaches students to not only learn but how to utilize what they have learned. * Dr. Earley teaches spatial vision courses to 2nd year optometry students. * Spoke on differences between Optometry and Ophthalmology. - Optometry deals with the functional aspects of vision - Ophthalmology deals with pathology aspects of vision * Spoke on how optometrists work with dyslexia patients and Vision Disorders. -Dyslexia is defined as someone who reads at a level 2 standard deviations lower than their IQ. -People are born with a preference for faces but not a word unit in brain. -Originally people thought that if you suffered from Dyslexia it is because you were born without a Posterior Language Center. It is now known that no one is born with a Posterior Language Center. - Optometrists are experts in eye movements who work with patients to help patients that struggle with vision disorders. -5-10% of students have properly diagnosed ADD. -34% of people with a vision disorder are diagnosed with ADD instead of diagnosing their vision disorder. *Low Vision Clinic -Age Related Macular Degeneration -Major complaints of patients is they can't read or drive -Low vision clinic works with patients to help them find ways to improve their quality of life. *OSU is a research institute. -90% of students at OSU Optometry School don't participate in research. -Those who don't participate in research are still able to benefit from those at the College who are doing research because they are learning all current material. * How do you handle children who are difficult or not respectful? -Have fun with it! -You have a limited window of time that you will have the child's attention. Don't make small talk with parents, get right to the exam. -Bond with kids and talk to kids about things they are interested in. -Must use objective tests over subjective tests. -Turn the tests into games. -Be careful to find a balance between having fun and maintaining the situation. *East West -In Ohio there is a mandatory requirement for continuing education of 25 hours each year. -Ohio Optometric Association holds a regional conference. -700-800 doctors; Opticians are present as well. -Takes place at Cleveland Convention Center. -Follows many different tracts; such as low vision, contacts, and pediatrics. -Friday night party at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bad Habits is a band of Optometrists who play at the party. -Great opportunity for networking!!! * There are currently around 2500 active optometrists in Ohio. * Dr. Earley's advice was to find something that you love to be successful.
2. Club T-shirts are $8. Give money to Elizabeth or Andy and mark down your size. People going to East/West will receive their shirts on Friday. Those who play in the intramural will receive their shirts on Monday. All others will receive their shirts at the 3rd General Meeting.
3. The Pre-Optometry Club Intramural Volleyball Team- ?The Eyeballers?- plays on Monday nights at 8:30pm in the Arc on West Campus. It takes about 45 minutes and is a lot of fun! We need more guys to play! In order to play we need at least 3 guys and 3 girls and this week we had to find random guys at the gym to play. PLEASE COME!!! Remember to bring your buck-id! If you have any questions please email Taylor McGann at mcgann.24@osu.edu.
4. Pay Club dues to Andy Reed. They are $25.00.
5. East/West Eye Conference is October 21-22. We have 9 students going and representing the Pre-Optometry Club at OSU.
6. We will be having a social event with the Pre-Pharmacy club on Tuesday October 25 at 8pm at BW3's on High and Lane. It will be a great chance to get to know each other better as well as get to know some other Pre-Health people who are likely in many of our classes. Ask for the Pre-Optometry, Pre-Pharmacy club social when you get there and the hostess will show you where our table is. 7. The Select Optical Trip with be taking place on November 9. The time will be approximately 10:30-12:00 with a possible lunch to follow. You will be receiving an email with the exact times. 8. Our Third General Meeting will take place on Tuesday November 1 at 6:30pm. Dr. Joan Nerderman will be teaching some basic anatomy of the eye as we are dissecting cow eyeballs!!! We will be in the Optometry School but you will be getting an email telling you the exact room.
9. If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to email Elizabeth at brubaker.83@buckeyemail.osu.edu or any of the other officers.
1. Representative of buckeyethon, an organization that helps to raise money for children with cancer, came to speak about an opportunity for members to participate in an all night dance-a-thon. If you are interested visit buckeyethon.osu.edu
2. Dr. Joan Nerderman led members in the dissection of a cow eyeball. Terminology Discussed: * Cornea: the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. * Aqueous Humour: a thick watery substance filling the space between the lens and the cornea. * Pupil: a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to enter the retina. * Iris: a thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupils and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. * Lens: transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, helps to refract light to be focused on the retina. * Vitreous Humour: clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball of humans and other vertebrates. * Retina: a light-sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye. * Optic Nerve: transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.
3. You can pick up your club T-shirt from Elizabeth. Cost is $8 if you didn?t pre-pay. 4. The Eyeballers? is the Pre-Optometry Club Intramural Volleyball Team. We meet Monday nights at 8:30pm in the ARC on West Campus. Games take about 45 minutes. We are undefeated and only one game away from the playoffs. If you want to play or just want to come cheer on the team contact Taylor McGann at McGann.24@osu.edu. 5. Club Dues are $25. Pay to Andy Reed as soon as possible 6. Select Optical Trip is Wednesday, November 9. We will be meeting at 9:30am and will be returning between 12:30 and 1pm. If you are interested contact Michelle Miller at miller.4587@osu.edu 7. Sara Kenny is selling a set of Kaplan OAT study materials. Contact her at Kenny.39@buckeyemail.osu.edu if you are interested. 8. Our next general meeting will be Tuesday November, 15. Members will be going to visit Dr. Jackie Davis at the South High Clinic. Meet at the College of Optometry lobby and we will car-pool from there. Hope to see you there! 9. Winter Meeting Dates: January 10, January 24, Februrary 7, February 21, and March 6. All meetings will take place at 6:30pm. Mark your calendar!!Feel free to email Elizabeth at brubaker.83@osu.edu if you have any questions or ideas for the club.
4th General Meeting November 29, 2011
1. Pre-optometry club heard from the College of Admissions and Student Affairs from the Ohio State University Optometry School
*The largest piece of advice they can give is ask questions! Everyone in the optometry school is happy to help you in any way they can. Don't hesitate to send and email to anyone on admissions!
*Sally Haltom spoke to students
~Works in recruitment, application, admission, orientation, and works mainly with first year students
~Works with students in optometry school who are struggling academically
~Works with student leaders
~Works for various committees including curriculum, clinic, and National Optomcas Committee
* Rebecca Roby spoke to students
~Rebecca joined the OSU Optometry School in August
~Works with data and manages student records
~Helps students in obtaining license in other states
~Works with scheduling
~Gave overview of what students four years in OSU's Optometry School will look like
> Year 1: Basic Science Courses--Build foundation, train to be an opt tech, 2nd semester you work as an opt tech and have opportunity to observe exams
> Year 2: Learn an exam and perform on "friendly people"
> Year 3: Rotations in Clinic
> Year 4: Externships (Still will be four rotations on semesters
~At OSU you also learn about practice management
>Money for debt
>Advice for opening your own practice
> Put together business plan
*Justin Griest spoke to students
~Helps to manage financial aid
~On various college committees including working in diversity enhancement and is on the National Student Affairs Committee
~Travels and recruits
~Can reach him on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-5pm
> 614-292-8825
>griest.6@osu.edu
*General Advice
~Major does not matter!
>Look at per-requisite course work, not at major
>Take classes you like
>In terms of AP and transfer credit--if OSU accepts it so does the Optometry School
~Rolling admissions
>July 1-March 31
>Approximately 600 applications received and 64 are accepted
>There is no GPA or OAT score that will guarantee your acceptance, but generally a 300 on your OAT and a 3.0 GPA allows you to be a competitive applicant
>Clinical experience also important
>Apply early! But applying in November is still considered early
~Interviews
>Typically are held on Mondays and Fridays
>You arrive at 11:00am, Interview around 1:30pm, and are done around 4:00pm
>Know what you are getting in to!
> Open File--Committee has seen your file
>3 people on interview committee
~Application Essay
>4500 character
>Why optometry?
-Get into it!
-Give Examples
-Don't just give generalities--"I want to help people"
~Letters or recommendation
>1 from a professor--does not have to be a science based professor but its recommended; choose someone who knows you well
> 1 from an Optometrist
>1 from anyone you choose
~OAT
>You can take it every 90 days, be sure to allow enough time to retake if you think it will be necessary
~Application
>optomcas.org
>4-6weeks to arrive
>10 days to receive supplemental
>Could be told you are not admitted or could also be told you are on hold until you improve OAT, complete per-requisites, etc
~Don't worry about finances! They help you to take out loans and make it able for you to pay
*Announcements
~Pick up club T-Shirts from Elizabeth--$8
~The Eyeballers-Pre-Optometry Club Intramural Volleyball Team went the entire season undefeated! Unfortunately they lost the first game in the tournament. Look for details on an intramural team in the winter!
~Pay optometry club dues to Andy Reed--$25
~Next official meeting is January 10 at 6:30pm in Fry Hall. We will be hearing form Dr. Aaron Zimmerman who specializes in pediatric vision care and research in the College of Optometry.
~Winter Meeting Dates Jan 10, Jan 24, Feb 7, Feb 21, March 6...All meetings will take place at 6:30pm
~OSU Optometry School Open House is April 14 from 1-4:30pm
~Please email Elizabeth if you have any questions or ideas for the club! brubaker.83@osu.edu
1st General Meeting: January 10th, 20121. The Pre-Optometry Club heard from Dr. Aaron Zimmerman. Dr. Zimmerman did one year of undergrad at the University of Dayton and then completed his undergraduate degree at Ohio State. He attended optometry school The Ohio State University. Dr. Zimmerman also took part in an Advanced Practice Fellowship where he received his Masters in Vision Science and did his residency in Binocular Vision and Pediatrics. He has also done research in eye in head movement in baseball, impact resistance, contact lens complications, and binocular vision complications. Dr. Zimmerman also gives lectures for optometrist's continuing education in TBI, amblyopia, complications, and InfantSEE. He also works in a corporate setting, at Wal-Mart, a couple times a month.
2. Dr. Zimmerman taught students that Optometry isn't just glasses! Optometrists are primary care health providers.
3. You can pick up your club T-shirt from Elizabeth. Cost is $8 if you didn?t pre-pay. 4. Dr. Zimmerman showed students pictures of various eye diseases and complications that he has dealt with. Students saw a pictures of a corneal transplant. Stitches could be seen on the eye. After this surgery vision is poor and patients need special contact lenses. We also saw an eyelid infection that could be treated with an antibiotic. Students then saw an ulcer in the eye from a patient who didn't take their contacts out for an extended period of time. This caused poor vision (20/200) and great pain. This was treated with a topical medication. We then saw a picture of a fungal infection that was also caused by contact abuse. 5. Dr. Zimmerman taught students that if your head turns 10 degrees to the the right your eyes will turn 10 degrees to the left. He then taught us a fun way to remember the branches of the facial nerve: Ten Zebras Bit My Canary (Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Mandibular, and Cervical). 6. Dr. Zimmerman also works with InfantSEE. InfantSEE gives thorough and objective exams to infants. Babies don't reach a stage where they have normal vision until they are 1 year of age. But at as young as 6 months problems can be discovered. Acuity in infants is measured by seeing which levels of gradings on gray cards babies are able to see. 7. Dr. Zimmerman also worked in sports vision. He explained how different colored contacts can help to enhance performance in athletes. For example: Grey-Green contacts are used in golf and running. Amber contacts are used in soccer, tennis, baseball, and football. 8. Some opportunities in optometry that Dr. Zimmerman discussed are OD(private practice, group practice, OMD/OD, and working in Veterans hospitals), Research, Instructor, and Corporate. 9. If you have any questions don't hesitate to email Dr. Zimmerman at azimmerman@optometry.osu.edu. 10. Announcements: ~Pick up your Club T-Shirts from Elizabeth--$8 ~Intramural in the spring will be sand volleyball. ~Pay club dues to Andy Reed-$25.00 ~Select Optical Trip will occur again this quarter. Email Michelle Miller if you are interested in going. ~Our next meeting will be Tuesday January 24 at 6:30pm in Fry Hall. We will be hearing form Dr. Andrew Hartwick and is research in Vision Science. ~Winter Meeting Dates: January 24, January 31 (meeting will be at 5:30 instead of 6:30pm), February 7, February 21, and March 6. ~Delta Omega Kappa is OSU's only Pre-Health Sorority. If you are interested in rushing this quarter email Elizabeth for details! ~If you have any questions or ideas for the club please don't hesitate to email Elizabeth at any time!
2nd General Meeting: January 24th, 2012
1. The Pre-Optometry Club heard from Dr. Andrew Hartwick. Dr. Hartwick started his undergraduate degree as a Biology major and he worked in entomology, which is the study of insects. During his undergraduate he realized that the study of insects wouldn't make his a lot of money and he found, after taking a physics course, that he really loved optics. He switched his interest to optometry after simply seeing a poster about optometry. He encourages students that no matter where you come from or what interests you have, it's never too late to get involved in optometry.
2. Dr. Hartwick graduated from optometry school from the University of Waterloo in Ontario. One piece of advice he gave students is to find a good mentor that you can learn from, it will greatly contribute to your success. While in optometry school he had a mentor who was examining vision in different species of penguins so that he could see how they had both water and land vision.
3. After working with penguin vision Dr. Hartwick worked testing toxicity of contact lens solution and prescription drugs. Instead of using live rabits though, Dr. Hartwick worked to remove the lens from cow eyeballs and place it in a solution to "keep it alive" so it could be tested on. When placing the solutions and prescription drugs on on the cow eyeball he was able to see if it was injured by testing its ability to focus to a point. 4. Dr. Hartwick then taught students about Glaucoma, which is an increase in pressure of the eye and can cause severe loss of vision. Glaucoma is the 2nd leading cause of blindness the United States. 5. Dr. Hartwick then got his PhD in Nova Scotia. While getting his PhD he stilled worked in private practice on evenings and Saturdays. He explained how you are able to combine clinical optometry and laboratory research. 6. Dr. Hartwick then explained how eyes are important for ways other than just vision. Including: sleep regulation, circadian rhythms, and papillary light reflex (when the pupil shrinks in bright light). Because your eyes play a role in circadian rhythms this is why we experience jet leg. There is disconnect between what your eyes are telling your brain and what your body is telling your brain. 7. He then explained some research he took part in where he tested how changing light patterns with mice would affect their sleep patterns. He learned that over a few days (about 1 day for each hour of change) the mice would adjust. 8. He also taught us that even if we were in constant dark a 24 hour circadian rhythm would still persist. 9. Dr. Hartwick is currently studying how and if Glaucoma affects nonvisual aspects of the eyes. 10. Announcements: ~Club T-Shirts are $8-Give Elizabeth your money and pick up your shirts! ~Pay Club Dues to Andy Reed-$25 ~Pay club dues to Andy Reed-$25.00 ~Special Event: Dr. Chris Cordero from New England College of Optometry (NECO) will be visiting on Tuesday, January 31 at 5:30pm in the Digital Lab in the Ohio Union (**This is a different time and place than our normal meetings) ~Spring Meetings: Tuesdays at 6:30pm 03/27, 04/10, 04/24, 05/08, 05/22 ~We will have a visit form the Illinois College of Optometry on 04/11 at 6:30pm ~Elections are tentatively planned for 04/24. Clear your schedule for that night if you are interested in running. ~If you are selling your OAT materials please let Elizabeth know, she has people who are looking to buy. ~OSU Gymnastics Meet is January 10. Let Elizabeth know if you are interested in helping! ~If you have any concerns or ideas about the club don't hesitate to email Elizabeth!