News from the American Optometric Association
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News from the American Optometric Association
AOA on Capitol Hill
AOA on Capitol Hill is the American Optometric Association's single-largest annual advocacy event that directly connects the profession’s leaders with our nation's policymakers and offers sessions intended to prepare attendees to increasingly join the ongoing advocacy fight for optometry’s future. Additionally, attendees may have the opportunity, in close coordination with their state associations, to participate in meetings with their federal legislators. Given this invaluable opportunity to not only get involved in our profession’s advocacy but also develop future generations of optometric leaders, the AOA encourages faculty and student participation.
AOA on Capitol Hill will take place on April 14-16, 2024. Participation is open to all advocacy-minded AOA members—registration is required and available through March 15, 2024. To learn more about AOA on Capitol Hill, click here.
Call for Abstracts & Residency Forum
The American Optometric Association invites the profession to participate in the ePoster (Electronic Poster) Session prior to Optometry's Meeting® 2024, as well as the Residency Forum. The ePoster Session creates a national forum for clinicians, students and faculty to communicate interesting cases and unique research to their colleagues. Abstracts based on unique clinical cases and all aspects of optometric research will be reviewed and submissions meeting required criteria will be accepted for ePoster presentation.
Poster abstracts will be accepted between Tuesday, Jan. 2, and Monday, Feb. 12. For more information on poster opportunities and to access the online submission portal, click here.
Award Submissions Now Open
The American Optometric Association Excellence, AOSA Student of the Year, Paraoptometric, and National Optometry Hall of Fame Awards are now open for submissions. Submit an award nomination for a colleague or peer who embodies passion for the vision community and works to further the profession.
To view the criteria and nomination forms for all awards, click here. Applications are due Monday, Feb. 12. Award recipients will be honored throughout Optometry’s Meeting® in Nashville, Tennessee on June 19-22, 2024.
New this year, the AOA annual awards, including Optometric Educator, Optometrist of the Year, Young Optometrist of the Year, Distinguished Service, and Apollo, are now referred to as the AOA Excellence Awards.
