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Unbelievable here we go again! Not enough applicants already and many board score pass rates are terrible.
Incredible..how stupid can smart people beUnbelievable here we go again! Not enough applicants already and many board score pass rates are terrible.
They are just greedyIncredible..how stupid can smart people be
And that won't change no matter how many schools they open.They always say they are making these new schools for the "Rural" areas when most of the students just go back to cities after graduation.
It is so ironic that every other profession or trade has seen continued salary/wage increases over time, yet there is such an over supply of optometry dominated by BO (Big Optical) and the BO owned VCPs that have kept OD earnings suppressed, yet our young students are entering the workforce with >$275K in student debt.Time for accreditation fails to take place.
C'mon AOA, you can't let the profession go to hell.
We're literally letting "academia" steal money from our children!
And some colleagues bragging about winning in denying claims.It is so ironic that every other profession or trade has seen continued salary/wage increases over time, yet there is such an over supply of optometry dominated by BO (Big Optical) and the BO owned VCPs that have kept OD earnings suppressed, yet our young students are entering the workforce with >$275K in student debt.
At the same time private practice ODs have a challenge finding an AOD, as all the young grads aspire to go work for Costco.
If you were shopping for stock for your portfolio, would you invest in this profession?
Ophthalmology should be an inspiration to the AOA.Time for accreditation fails to take place.
C'mon AOA, you can't let the profession go to hell.
We're literally letting "academia" steal money from our children!
Not if the optometry colleges are controlled by outside forces. Think of Osteopaths in control of some of these colleges.Remember in the 1980s when dental schools were closing galore? I wonder if OD schools will be next.
This is why in my opinion Optometry will be in a great spot going forward. Unless schools keep popping up every single year like the trend now.Ophthalmology should be an inspiration AOA.
They severely limit the number of OMD residences available nationwide. The number remains fixed in spite of an aging population requiring additional well trained OMDs.
Thank you for addressing me properly.Jeff mentions the people responsible for accrediting these school.
Maybe Dr. Batman knows, but how are the accreditors not completely apoplectic with the low board pass scores?
Those pass rates are one of the few external validators of student knowledge, it would seem to me at a baseline if you want to stay accredited you've got to keep rates at some minimum pass percentage?
this caught my eye immediately:Thank you for addressing me properly.
Here you go: https://theacoe.org/Affiliates/ACOE/Documents/ACOE/Current OD Standards.docx
I would also think that it would also generally be difficult for new schools at first launch to achieve high scores as they are building their new team of instructors. Also those new schools will be highly motivated to fill those seats, so they may be aggressive about who they accept. This will contribute further to the downward spiral of test scores.but how are the accreditors not completely apoplectic with the low board pass scores?
Those pass rates are one of the few external validators of student knowledge, it would seem to me at a baseline if you want to stay accredited you've got to keep rates at some minimum pass percentage?