Zebins Dholasaniya Student Award in Clinical Ethics

Zebins Dholasaniya Student Award in Clinical Ethics

This annual national award, sponsored by Alcon, is available to optometry students during any point of their professional program at an ASCO-affiliated school or college of optometry in the U.S. and Canada. The application consists of an essay of up to 1,500 words describing any one of the following scenarios:

1. A patient-based case-study that the student encountered as part of their clinical learning experience.
2. A research-based case scenario that the student has encountered during their clinical or didactic learning experience.
3. A professional ethics-based scenario that the student has encountered during their clinical or didactic learning.

ASCO and the Ethics Educators SIG are pleased to announce Zebin Dholasaniya as the winner of the 2023 Student Award in Clinical Ethics. This annual national award provides the winner with a cash award of $1,000 and an acrylic engraved plaque.

Zebin is a student at the University of Houston, College of Optometry and is expected to graduate with her Doctor of Optometry degree this year. Her winning essay, “The Ethical Dilemma: A Pediatric Patient’s Right to Truth vs. Parents’ Nondisclosure Request” will also be featured in an upcoming journal of Optometric Education.