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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Recent graduate from Glasgow Caledonian University, Ehsan Khan, on his journey from a work experience placement to studying optometry
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Pre-registration optometrist at Julian Davies Opticians, Peter Grant, on in-person assessments, virtual hospital experiences and looking ahead to the OSCEs
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Pre-registration optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Emily Mather, on finding a supportive community in her first four months
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Pre-reg optometrist Luke McRoy-Jones on progressing through his pre-reg during lockdown and building a patient base in practice
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The spring OSCEs marked the largest in the history of the Scheme for Registration. OT spoke to some newly-qualified optometrists about their experiences
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Third year optometry student at City, University of London, Thaksha Sritharan, talks to OT about the impact of COVID-19, being an international student, and the family members who inspired her career journey
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OT spoke to students, Saira Saleem and Nkosi Yearwood, about their experience of the past year and the challenges and changes ahead
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The College shared that the temporary changes had been “invaluable” in allowing the progression of pre-registration optometrists through the Scheme for Registration during the pandemic
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Following a year of disruption, OT investigates what effect the pandemic could have for students and pre-registration optometrists entering the profession – and what the wider implications might be for the way optometry is taught to future generations
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Pre-reg optometrist Peter Grant on how problem solving in practice can have an important impact on patients’ wider health