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      Restructuring the American Optometric Association for the 21st century 

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      An editorial by Paul Farkas, MS, OD, FAAO, Administrator, ODwire.org

      To remain current an organization, corporation, a practice and even an individual must constantly reevaluate their operation. The American Optometric Association (AOA) is an organization that should seriously reconsider their operation.

      The AOA was organized in 1898. The structure ...
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      Board Certification: A Rebuttal to Dr. Myers 

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      Jeff Michaels, OD
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      Dear Ken:

      I read with great interest your latest installment on Board Certification titled
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      ABCs of BC 

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      I have been asked to produce an “Executive Summary” of my articles:

      “An Optometrist Has a Physical”, “To Whom ...
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      Board Certification Envy 

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      Terms of Debate

      The current debate about board certification of general practice optometrists has been hampered ...
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      The Politics of Proving Ongoing Optometric Competence 

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      The Politics of Proving Ongoing Optometric Competence:
      A Viable Context for the Debate on Board Certification.


      Russ Beach, OD
      Virginia Beach, VA


      Nearly a year ago, I authored a petition in opposition to the Joint Board Certification Project Team (JBCPT) and the subject of optometric board certification (BC). Over 700 optometrists signed that petition by its closing date of May 2008. Many of the concepts in that petition, I believe, still hold true to this day. For example, “Why are Optometrists, having undergone extensive education, performed supervised clinical rotations, graduated from accredited institutions, ...
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      To Whom is Board Certification Important? 

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      Optometry Board Certification


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      This paper examines the role of board certification ...
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      Op-Ed: Vision Service Plan vs. The United States of America 

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      Vision Service Plan vs The United States of America

      Why VSP lost its tax-exempt
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