PCO/Salus Has a New Director of On-Campus Residency Programs
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PCO/Salus Has a New Director of On-Campus Residency Programs
Chad Killen, OD ‘19, Resident ‘20, FAAO, has been named the new director of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Salus University’s On-Campus Residency Programs.
Dr. Killen graduated from Gettysburg College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences before coming to PCO/Salus, where he participated in several activities during his time here. He was president of the Gold Key Honor Society and the Contact Lens Club. He was also the director of internal affairs for the American Optometric Student Association, worked as a teaching assistant in the clinical skills lab and was on the Athletic Committee that helped plan intramural sports for students.
He received the William Feinbloom Low Vision Award and the Bernard Blaustein Resident of the Year Award for the Class of 2020 before joining the faculty as a clinical Instructor in Primary Care and Low Vision Rehabilitation services. At The Eye Institute, he works predominantly with third-and fourth-year students but has taught in the clinical problem-solving course and clinical skills lab as well. His most recent accomplishment was becoming a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry at this year’s annual meeting in Boston.
