Amazon Prime’s College Tour: Interdisciplinary Education
Midwestern University is featured in Amazon Prime’s College Tour. Arizona College of Optometry at Midwestern University student Josh Reese (class of 2025) explains how hands-on training in patient care at the Midwestern University Therapy Institute is helping him achieve his goal of becoming a neuro optometrist.
“When it came to choosing the perfect optometry school for me, I not only wanted the faculty and student support, but also the technology to enhance my education. And the Arizona College of Optometry at Midwestern University did not disappoint. Being from wet Washington state, it took a lot to get my wife and I to move down to the desert. But the on-campus housing has been great for us and my pet Corgi named Kiwi.
At Midwestern, I'm actively involved in helping optometry students and pre-optometry students navigate their way through this career, whether that's in person or on social media.
My dream is to become a neuro optometrist. And here I have found faculty mentors who are distinguished doctors in that field. Midwestern incorporates Optometry's vision therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and clinical psychology together at the new Therapy Institute, where they utilize multidisciplinary care to take care of brain injury patients and other people with specialized needs.
The technology at the Therapy Institute is truly one of a kind. The state-of-the-art equipment across campus allows students like me to participate in patient care and research at the highest level. Midwestern connects their students of all their healthcare programs through their One Health Initiative, where they incorporate interdisciplinary care into our curriculum.
I'm currently the president of the Collaborative Care Club, where each therapy discipline meets together to better help our patients. We recently hosted the Adaptive Olympics where each profession taught about their strengths, and we participated in fun therapy activities, including yoked prism glasses, balance boards, and other specialty-specific tools.
MWU has given me the new perspectives and unique experiences to help me become a leader and innovator in optometry.”
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