PCO was the Host Institution for Several National Optometric Association Events
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PCO was the Host Institution for Several National Optometric Association Events
Approximately 145 community members were able to receive free vision screenings and glasses, if needed at a daylong community outreach event at the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity on the grounds of Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Philadelphia.
The event was hosted by the National Optometric Association (NOA), which was in town for its national convention on July 11-14, sponsored by VSP Vision, a vision care health insurance company. The Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), Salus at Drexel was the host institution for a slew of events during the convention.
PCO and the NOA honored Robert E. Horne, Doctor of Humane Letter (Hon), who was Dean of Student Affairs at PCO and then Salus University and was instrumental in launching the University’s Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) before retiring in 2012. SEP provides underrepresented students of color within the Doctor of Optometry program a jump start into the academic year and a chance to adjust to the pace and rigor of graduate school before the fall semester.
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