Optometry Student, Ryan Yuan, Wins Student Award in Clinical Ethics

Optometry Student, Ryan Yuan, Wins Student Award in Clinical Ethics

ASCO and the Ethics Educators special interest group are pleased to announce Ryan Yuan as the winner of the 2020 Student Award in Clinical Ethics. This annual 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., Puerto Rico 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.

This annual national award provides the winner with a cash award of $1,000 and an acrylic engraved plaque.

Yuan is a student at the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University and is expected to graduate with his Doctor of Optometry degree this year. His winning essay, "Ethics of Ocular Pain Management," will also be featured in an upcoming issue of the ASCO Journal, Optometric Education.