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Career Sight

On Friday, April 5, 2024, the IU School of Optometry will be hosting its first Career Sight event at the Indiana Memorial Union. Attendance will be required for IUSO third-year students.

Here is the student schedule:
12–1 p.m. Check-In and Box Lunch
1–1:25 p.m. Session 1
1:30–1:55 p.m. Session 2
2–2:25 p.m. Session 3
2:30–2:55 p.m. Session 4
3–5 p.m. Reception

Career Sight will allow students to rotate through different career panels. Each panel will run during each session (four total times) and students will be able to attend four of the five panels total. Also, there will be vendor booths and networking during the reception.

Panels

Corporate Practice, moderated by Dr. Todd Peabody

Quan Tran, OD’21 (National Vision Inc.)
Grant Rubesh, OD’06 (Visionworks)
Abigail David, BS’95, OD’97 (Dr. Tavel and Target Optical/EssilorLuxottica Eye Care)
Richard Hults, BS’77, OD'79 (Dr. Richard E. Hults & Associates, Inc.)

Private Equity Practice, moderated by Dr. Katie Connolly

Dr. Darryl Glover (MyEyeDr.)
Dr. Bill Werner (EyeCare Partners)
Dr. Jeff Lewis (Keplr)
Allison Good, BS’95, OD’97 (Midwest Eye Consultants)
Nate Hoover, OD’01 (Midwest Eye Consultants)

Private Practice, moderated by Dr. Neil Pence

Rolando Mendoza, OD’21 (Abrams EyeCare)
Karon Nowakowski, OD’90 (Family Vision Care)
Monica Price Kowaleski, OD’02 (Price Eye Care)
Jenna Dale, OD’12 (Precision Eye Group)

Residency, moderated by Dr. Anna Bedwell

Dr. Samantha Polster, previous IUSO ocular disease resident, currently works as a clinical professor at the IU School of Medicine (IU Health)
Dr. Natalie DeCook, previous IUSO binocular vision and pediatric resident, currently works in private practice in Plainfield, IN (Plainfield Eye Care)
Alice Grasso McCaslin, OD’18, MS’19, previous VA ocular disease resident, currently works in private practice in Muncie, IN (Family Vision Care)

Specialty Practice, moderated by Dr. Hin Cheung

Low Vision – Jarrod Long, BS’94, OD’96 (Long Family Eye Care)
VA – Mary Marte, BS’18, OD’20 (Roudebush VAMC)
MSL – Alex Homann, OD’13 (Dompé)
Military/Industry – Dr. Matt Weinheimer (Apellis)
Aesthetics – Diana Christensen, OD’08 (Allure Eyecare)

Thank you to our Corporate Partners
Alcon, CooperVision, Dr. Tavel, EssilorLuxottica Eye Care, EyeCare Partners, Indiana Optometric Association, Keplr Vision, Midwest Eye Consultants, MyEyeDr., National Vision Inc., VSP Vision, and Warby Parker

Thank you to our Private Practice Partners
Eyeworks, Johnson Curran Optometry Centers, Norman & Miller Eyecare, and VisionFirst Eye Care

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