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Southern California College of Optometry

Optometry Admissions

                               at Marshall B. Ketchum University











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Preparing for Interview Success

SCCO's Optometry Admissions Blog hosts many articles to help!



The admissions cycle is currently in full swing, and applicants are seeking help with the interview process. Just what is the interview about?  Why do they ask the questions they do? Most importantly, how can I prepare with confidence and even perhaps enjoy the process, the culmination of all my hard work?



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Financial Aid 101:

Making Sense of the Costs of an Optometric Education



Here is an article written for all who are in the process of deciding on which optometry program to choose. There is more that goes into the decision than merely comparing tuition costs. This article will help with this vital discovery process.



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Applying Through OptomCAS: Your Application Roadmap



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ASCO's Blog Article:

Have You Considered An

Optometric Residency





More and more, prospective students are considering adding residency training to their optometric education plan. Optometric residency is a one-year post-doctoral program where the resident concentrates in specialty patient care in one of the following: Cornea & Contact Lenses, Low Vision Rehabilitation, Ocular Disease, Primary Care, or Pediatric Optometry/Vision Therapy. This concentrated training increases a new OD grad's marketability as residency-trained optometrists are a sought after addition to a group practice or HMO professional staff. Read This Article on ASCO's Blog: Eye On Optometry<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019AjjNvhjwARen0Vr2yV8pKg20155EjfUCEqr_CtB2vLCqynwFM6HfhDNlK9kI6IMDQCW7zwLyz7pw251ep6P6tSmFDgd8woGA6UcX_YNE2zkX0hTi3fX5QH4-Oz9oVrmJIrQseYCPEdNfQJ1xMXBAKYqIuYOZBET-cQS-3r-ZU997wccFS_mObfs6fu75Izbo6IfoDo6dx711vBeyujr4ucL8et_SjAIjBMkbCXGZ6l315Foh_BYEaAepw8A7jNo_2j5twO1Smw=&c=1jsuRlyER_CD2I44jHvzGhgPcleeUaXJsOZjCqiCEht-co-gAH-ZvQ==&ch=idKaCbug3etCaySqAwDA-v289Sn6pq0frwl1FSAehutaae0rhuJ_KQ==>













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Optometry Admissions Advisers:



Jane Ann Munroe, O.D.

Assistant Dean of Admissions



Eryn Kraning

Director of Admissions



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About the Southern California College of Optometry

at Marshall B. Ketchum University



Located in Fullerton, CA, Marshall B. Ketchum University is an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution. MBKU is now home to the Southern California College of Optometry, the School of Physician Assistant Studies and College of Pharmacy. Named after the founder of the optometric institution in 1904, the change to a university structure addresses the growing demand for highly skilled health care professionals.



The university confers a four-year, professional degree, Doctor of Optometry (OD) and a Master of Science in Vision Science (MS) degree. MBKU's School of Physician Assistant Studies under the College of Health Sciences awards a Master of Medical Sciences (MMS) degree. MBKU's College of Pharmacy admitted its inaugural class Fall 2016 and will award a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.



MBKU owns and operates two premier eye and vision care centers, Ketchum Health and the University Eye Center at Los Angeles. Ketchum Health is the new multi-disciplinary health care center for community patients. The first phase opened June 2016. The second phase will include general medical practice and pharmacy services to allow MBKU's students from all disciplines to provide collaborative patient care together in one clinical setting.



MBKU is the first health care university in Southern California to bring three primary care disciplines together to learn and work collaboratively to provide effective patient care.



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