Career development
Insight into the career options that are available within optics from those who have been there and done it
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The number of OSCE assessments for January have been reduced as a result of a “significant” fall in examiner availability
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The College of Optometrists has said that face-to-face work-based assessments and the January OSCE can go ahead
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Manchester graduate, Emily Mather, had her pre-reg placement at Moorfields delayed as a result of COVID-19. Here, she tells OT why she’s grateful for the extra time at home
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Pre-reg optometrist Luke McRoy-Jones tells OT about getting back up to speed after months out of the testing room
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After months of disruption to his studies, newly-graduated optometrist Peter Grant tells OT how excited he is to begin his pre-reg placement
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Optometrist Hamza Mussa, aka @TheCrazyOptom, tells OT about campaigning against racism and discrimination via Instagram and his work as part of the Specsavers Professional Advancement Team
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Following the launch of the AOP’s Pre-reg register, OT clinical editor, Dr Ian Beasley, emphasises the benefits a pre-reg can bring to a practice
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This year’s pre-reg contributors, Samrina Awan, Tamara Hasan and Daniel Chung, on how COVID-19 upended their year and what they’ve learnt along the way
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First year optometry student at the University of Huddersfield, Iqra Saeed, talks to OT about what drew her to optometry and the impact COVID-19 had on the course
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Daniel Chung, a pre-reg optometrist in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, catches us up on his past few months