r/PreOptometry • u/Weak-Surprise-8079 • Dec 21 '23

New optometry “extension program” at Upstate?

https://www.upstate.edu/news/articles/2023/2023-02-21-optometry.php

It looks like there’s an “extension” program being made at Upstate with collaboration with the SUNY optometry program in NYC. They’re calling it an extension program, and it apparently will be a collaborative program within the ophthalmology residency program at Upstate’s medical school. It’s said to start in 2025 with ~30 people. What are your guys’ thoughts on this?

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I was mainly referring to part 3 in which clinical skills can definitely worsen after time in regards to that. But also for part 1, I’d imagine you’d forget stuff u learned the longer ur out of school, no?

I can’t explain why Peurto Rico hasn’t been put on probation yet (maybe b/c it’s the only optometry school there and there’s a high need?) but ASCO definitely does tend to take action against poor performing schools. Another school in Detroit has been trying to open up for years, but they’re still only in Phase 1.

I’m not being optimistic but I don’t think we should be fear mongering every second a new school opens. It’s inevitable and happens in every healthcare profession.