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OD/MBA Certificate Program Launched

LAST SPR ING the College entered into a unique agreement with SUNY Empire State College to jointly offer an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Optometry Business Management. The 18-credit, six-course certificate, which can largely be done through online courses, will be fully applicable to the MBA program offered through SUNY Empire State College’s School for Graduate Studies. This program is currently the only one of its kind among

schools and colleges of optometry. “It is clear that there is a growing demand from incoming students for a business education that will complement the clinical education that they receive here,” President Heath said in a statement announcing the agreement. “The timeliness of such a program is even more fortuitous given the acceleration of health care reform and what that will mean in terms of the practical application of optometry.”

President Heath with Empire State’s Acting President Meg Benke (left) and SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher.

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