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Admission
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
About
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The Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry is one of the few fully accredited bilingual (English - Spanish) institutions offering the Doctor of Optometry degree.
The School of Optometry was founded in 1981 and the Doctoral Program in Optometric Education was initiated. The School of Optometry has received a license and accreditation from the Council on Higher Education in Puerto Rico, The Middle State Association and from the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) of the American Optometric Association (AOA). The School is a member of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) in Washington, DC.
Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth of the United States - all Puerto Ricans are US citizens. Puerto Rico is accessible from most points in the mainland by many airlines, some with direct flights to San Juan.
The IAUPR School of Optometry provides a full four year-professional program leading to the degree of Doctor of Optometry.
The program provides ample knowledge in its basic and clinical science department and a patient care department in which primary diagnosis, treatment and management eye care is emphasized. Graduates of the school are eligible for licenses in Puerto Rico, all 50 states and The District of Columbia and in many others countries around the World.
Why us?
Because you will:
- Become a bilingual (English/Spanish) optometrist to serve the needs of the growing Hispanic population of the United States and the world.
- Have a great advantage to develop your practice and increase your work opportunities.
- Learn in a caring environment with relatively small classes so that you can ask questions and improve your learning.
- Know and share experiences in a rich multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment.
- Participate in unique clinical experiences in our system of five hospital satellite clinics and main primary eyecare clinic.
- Examine a patient population with a diversity of systemic and ocular conditions that will improve your clinical learning.
- Have access to counseling and tutorial services as needed.
- Practice primary eye care in state-of-the art facilities and equipment.
- Also practice in a system of specialty clinics such as pediatrics and infant’s vision, vision therapy, low vision, specialty contact lenses, prosthetic eyes and electrodiagnosis.
- Have the opportunity to choose and rotate in your senior year at several clinics and practices across United States, Puerto Rico and other countries.
- Be studying in an optometric institution fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education.
- Enjoy the natural environment of a beautiful tropical island with many miles of beautiful beaches and mountains.
- Have the opportunity to enjoy sports and recreational activities all year-round
- Be a student of Inter American University of Puerto Rico, the largest private non-profit institution of Puerto Rico, with over 101 years of foundation.