ACADEMIC Student Innovator of the Year award winners Elkie Fung and Tara Mahvelati EXCELLENCE We deliver a dynamic curriculum that engages students and advances contemporary optometry. New MS/Residency Program Accredited by Accreditation Council on Optometric Education SUNY Optometry’s two-year concurrent residency and graduate degree program merges an accredited residency program with a Master’s degree and is the first of its kind in the country. Typically, residency programs prepare optometrists to specialize in a certain area over a one-year period. This new initiative takes their expertise a step further by combining the residency certificate with the M.S. in vision science over two years. Led by vice president and dean for academic affairs Dr. David Troilo, residency director Dr. Diane Adamczyk and residency supervisor Dr. Joan Portello, the program aims to develop clinician scientists who will actively contribute to new, effective patient care methods. The College excels in several areas, including ocular disease, myopia control, contact lens and head injury. This new program is a collaborative effort between clinical care and the research faculty to train future optometrists according to their research interests. 40 Residency Certificates 9 MS degrees awarded, 2018 awarded, 2018 10 SUNY OPTOMETRY
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