Dedicated to the student and recent graduate of optometry school, new OD presents the only ongoing communication that focuses on the challenges of starting your career as an optometrist.

new OD online
Now you can receive the insights and practice strategies in an electronic format, too. The new OD monthly e-newsletter will help you face the unique challenges of the first years of optometric practice. In each issue our editor, Kelly Kerksick, OD, offers valuable strategies to help you succeed based on her personal experience.

Dr. Kerksick is 2002 graduate of the Southern College of Optometry. After graduation, Dr. Kerksick opened a private practice in rural southern Illinois. She participates in the AOA's new InfantSEE program and is a charter member of Women of Vision.

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Archived Newsletters:

  » Issue 12 - What's Your Exit Strategy - Special Podcast Edition Right-click, Save Target As.. to download this podcast.
  » Issue 11 - The Fear of the Unknown - Special Podcast Edition Right-click, Save Target As.. to download this podcast.
  » Issue 10 - Communicating Your Professional Recommendation
  » Issue 09 - Expanding Your Medical Model Through a Referral Network
  » Issue 08 - Embracing New Technologies
  » Issue 07 - Building Your Practice Around a Medical Model
  » Issue 06 - Respect is a Two-Way Street
  » Issue 05 - Going Corporate
  » Issue 04 - Creating A Long Term Career Plan
  » Issue 03 - Are You networking? Part 2
  » Issue 02 - Are You Networking?
  » Issue 01 - Making The Transition From Student To Doctor


new OD  in print

Let’s face it, there’s no way optometry school alone can fully prepare you for the real-world challenges ODs face every day. Wouldn’t you like to be able to tap the experience of both successful young ODs and optometry’s most accomplished practitioners? You can.

new OD is a career and practice planning supplement published periodically throughout the year that offers students and recent optometry school grads valuable information on: making the right career moves; running a successful practice by mastering the business of eye care; optometry’s hottest opportunities; and more.

Archived Print Issues:


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November 2005
 

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November 2004

October 2004

April 2004

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