*projected 11 RESIDENCY CERTIFICATES AWARDED 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018* 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 EDUCATION Entering GPA and Science GPA EDUCAT Entertin EDUCATION Entering OAT Total Science Scores per Year EDUCATION Applications, Acceptances and First Year Enrollment (OD Program) EDUCATION Geographical Distribution of First Year Entering Students EDUCATION Under-Represented Minority Students EDUCATION Yield per Year 0 100 200 300 400 500 EDUCATION Enrollment in P EDUCATION Residency Certi cates Awarded 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 “In the past, attempts at clinical remediation only focused on additional patient care encounters,” associate clinical professor Dr. Julia Appel says about the program, which is tailored for students entering their third year of the optometry curriculum. “While clinical experience is an important aspect of professional growth, it does not specifically address improvement in the areas of clinical reasoning, organization, professionalism and communication. Our aim is to help our interns excel in all aspects of patient care and not simply pass their rotations.” Currently, there are approximately five faculty enhancement coaches working with about 10 students. Faculty use the College’s new grading guidelines to assess students who would benefit from the program. Some students who are able to self-assess have even asked to participate. “I think of the Student Advising Program and Clinical Enhancement Program as complementary,” says Dr. David Troilo, vice president and dean for academic affairs. “The SAP is aimed at assisting students navigate through the didactic parts of the curriculum more effectively…[while] the CEP becomes relevant later in the curriculum, when students move into the clinic, which brings other complex expectations and pressures.” Academic, Clinical and Personal Excellence Initiative Makes Better Doctors In the caffeine-fueled world of academia, SUNY Optometry decided to nurture student success with something gentler: tea and thinking. Those are two of the guiding ideas behind T-Chat sessions, the central component of the Academic, Clinical and Personal Excellence Initiative (ACPEI), a program designed to assist students become the best doctors and community members they can be. Launched in August 2016, ACPEI is a partnership between the offices of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs, as well as Beta Sigma Kappa (BSK). It is funded by a grant from the Optometric Center of New York. All students are welcome to participate, and last academic year, approximately 240 attended T-Chat sessions, which are workshops or informal conversation around specific topics. Past discussions have covered topics such as stress management, test anxiety, debt management, study strategies, sleep hygiene and career planning and are led by faculty, outside speakers, Student Affairs staff and BSK members. ACPEI will launch an assessment tool—the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory—to measure students’ learning strategies and methods. Available for free, it will help predict student success and indicate how the school can enhance its educational interventions.
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