Future of optometric education: a student view.
With the growth of optometry and the advent of a national health insurance plan, the practice of optometry will change. As it does, so too must optometric education. This paper outlines a student's views on how admissions, curricula, new schools, and board certification must change if optometry is to fill a primary health care role.
D002568:Certification; D003479:Curriculum; D009907:Optometry / Q000193:education*; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations; D014481:United States