| Student Debt Consolidation |
| www.aoaadvantage.org |
| Any AOA member who hasn't already consolidated their
student loans can now take advantage of the AOAAdvantage Student Loan
Consolidation program and cut monthly payments by 60% or more.
Even if you are not a recent graduate, but perhaps you have a spouse
or children or grandchildren with student loans, AOAAdvantage can work
for you, too. AOAAdvantage offers either a principal reduction option
or an interest rate reduction. |
| Finding Practice Opportunities |
| www.optometryscareercenter.org |
| Members who need help finding employment or a practice situation – or members who need to find an employee or an associate – can now register online for AOA's opportunity-matching service, Optometry's Career Center (OCC). OCC replaces the National Practice Resource Network (NPRN). |
| Running a Practice |
| AOA's Practice Resource Center |
Doctors who need help starting or expanding a practice, who want to extend their practice to include children's and infants' vision, or who may be contemplating adding vision therapy to their practice can find information on all of these topics on the Practice Resource Center (PRC). Other resources include a new bibliography of books and resources available through the International Library, Archives, and Museum of optometry (ILAMO) and a Calendar of Eye Care Events with Web site links to the organizations sponsoring the observances.
Other practice management resources:
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| Employed and Affiliated O.D.s |
| AOA's Resource Guide for Employed/Affiliated Optometrists |
| Employed doctors and those in settings affiliated with retail optical companies have all the needs of solo practitioners plus all the problems associated with contracts and the legal issues surrounding the term "independent contractor." To help meet those needs, AOA developed the Resource Guide fo Employed/Affiliated Optometrists. Don't sign a contact without reading this valuable resource! |
