BAOC-UCBSO Optometric Extern/Mentor Doctor Program 2014
On behalf of the Bay Area Optometric Council (BAOC) in cooperation with the Optometric Societies of Alameda Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Redwood Empire and Santa Clara and the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry (UCBSO) and its optometric student association (UCOSA), we once again thank you for your continued support and interest in shaping the future of our optometric profession.
We invite you to share your experience, knowledge and expertise in the field of Optometry as MENTOR DOCTOR for the 2014-15 academic year. The purpose of this program is to expose the Optometric students to successful patient care and practice management skills in a variety of professional Optometric practice settings. By providing guidance, advice and the opportunity for the students to observe your practice, you will greatly enrich the student's optometric educational experiences beyond the formal training at the University of California.
There are a number of ways to mentor, including:
(1) Office Visitation and Shadowing for Optometry graduate students. Students will “shadow” you and meet with you in the office, ask questions and learn about patient care and office management. Mutually convenient times are to be arranged to meet.
(2) Clinical Grand Rounds in your office. You, as the mentor doctor, may provide clinically interesting patients that the students will observe and discuss with you. You may wish to teach and discuss or demonstrate useful, practical diagnostic and patient management skills in your delivery of high quality Optometric care.
(3) Visitation and Shadowing for Pre-Optometry undergraduate students at U.C. Berkeley can be arranged through Foresight PreOptometry Club and the Student Affairs Office at U.C. Berkeley.
(4) Counseling and advising U.C. Berkeley Optometry graduate students for career development and employment or practice opportunities.
We value your support and participation in these programs. Please join us in extending a hand to our future Optometrists that will ensure continued strength, vitality and leadership in our profession.
Interested doctors who want to volunteer as mentors can email baoc.rep@gmail.com to receive an enrollment participation form or by clicking on the following link: https://sites.google.com/site/baocmentorship/
We invite you to share your experience, knowledge and expertise in the field of Optometry as MENTOR DOCTOR for the 2014-15 academic year. The purpose of this program is to expose the Optometric students to successful patient care and practice management skills in a variety of professional Optometric practice settings. By providing guidance, advice and the opportunity for the students to observe your practice, you will greatly enrich the student's optometric educational experiences beyond the formal training at the University of California.
There are a number of ways to mentor, including:
(1) Office Visitation and Shadowing for Optometry graduate students. Students will “shadow” you and meet with you in the office, ask questions and learn about patient care and office management. Mutually convenient times are to be arranged to meet.
(2) Clinical Grand Rounds in your office. You, as the mentor doctor, may provide clinically interesting patients that the students will observe and discuss with you. You may wish to teach and discuss or demonstrate useful, practical diagnostic and patient management skills in your delivery of high quality Optometric care.
(3) Visitation and Shadowing for Pre-Optometry undergraduate students at U.C. Berkeley can be arranged through Foresight PreOptometry Club and the Student Affairs Office at U.C. Berkeley.
(4) Counseling and advising U.C. Berkeley Optometry graduate students for career development and employment or practice opportunities.
We value your support and participation in these programs. Please join us in extending a hand to our future Optometrists that will ensure continued strength, vitality and leadership in our profession.
Interested doctors who want to volunteer as mentors can email baoc.rep@gmail.com to receive an enrollment participation form or by clicking on the following link: https://sites.google.com/site/baocmentorship/
Current UC Berkeley undergrad pre-optometry students requesting to shadow optometrists:
Michelle Antonucci (661) 433-1665 mantonucci@berkeley.edu
Natalie Wong nmwong@gmail.com
Natalie Wong nmwong@gmail.com
Current Mentors and Mentees for the 2014-15 academic year are shown below:
| Mentor | Society | # of mentees | Mentee(s) | ||
| Kim Burdick | ACCCOS | drburdick@eyetoeyedoctor.com | 1 | Elizabeth Yeh | |
| Elizabeth Cheng | SMCOS | lizje216@gmail.com | 1 | Michelle Wong | |
| Karen Collom | SMCOS | kscollom@gmail.com | 1 | Angela Shahbazian | |
| Kristine Eng | ACCCOS | kriseyedoc@aol.com | 1 | Steven Chang | |
| Karen Griffith | REOS | drgriffith@westsideoptometry.net | 1 | Sandra Harpster | |
| Richard Hom | SMCOS | richard@careerland.biz | 3 | Tracy Nguyen | |
| Megan Lopez | |||||
| Heeyoon Kim | |||||
| Carole Hong | SMCOS | chong2see@gmail.com | 2 | Josh Poulter | |
| Sarah Maasarani | |||||
| Michael Le | SCCOS | michael.le.od@gmail.com | 1 | Kevin Wu | |
| MinJung Lew | SMCOS | drlew@winkingbee.com | 2 | Kathie Huang | |
| Ciara McCaffrey | |||||
| Jocelyn Liao | SMCOS | drliao@winkingbee.com | 2 | Judy Hu | |
| Jessica Chin | |||||
| Eileen Linder | ACCCOS | drlinder@eyetoeyedoctor.com | 1 | Joyce Lee | |
| Randall Lum | SMCOS | drlum@sbcglobal.net | 1 | Hiep Tran | |
| Jennifer Ong | ACCCOS | drjenniferong@gmail.com | 3 | Patricia Le | |
| Margaret (Pei-Yu) Kao | |||||
| Molly Duong | |||||
| Raymond Pedersen | ACCCOS | mariah2ski@earthlink.net | 1 | Carol Chang | |
| Kelly Shintani | ACCCOS | Kelly@orindaoptometrygroup.com | 1 | Alise Chin | |
| Beverly Smith | ACCCOS | srfoptometry_drb@yahoo.com | 2 | Stephanie Chui | |
| Danielle Luce | |||||
| Erik Smith | ACCCOS | srfoptometry_dre@yahoo.com | 1 | Diana Chen | |
| Jim Winnick | SJOS | jimwinnick@hotmail.com | 4 | Kevin Yang | |
| Nikki Esver | |||||
| Jenna Buckley | |||||
| Milan Lockhart | |||||
| Matthew Wong | SMCOS | matt.wong.od@gmail.com | 1 | Crystal Wang | |
| Page Yarwood | ACCCOS | pageyarwood@yahoo.com | 2 | Shelby Leach | |
| Jennifer Parks |
2015 Mentorship Program Closing Reception
This photo was taken at the BAOC-UC Berkeley Mentorship Program closing reception held on 4/12/2015. It was a successful event led by Britney Kitamata-Wong (UCBSO c/o 2016) and Karen Wong (UCBSO c/o 2017). The evening consisted of exchange between students and mentors, Q & A, and a delectable buffet dinner.
