ACOE_Self-Study

Number of Grants

Federal

Non-Federal

Foreign

Total

2008-09

13

14

1

28

2009-10

18

8

1

27

2010-11

20

10

1

31

2011-12

20

11

0

31

2012-13

24

11

1

36

2013-14

19

22

3

44

2014-15

16

15

4

35

2015-16

16

14

3

33

2016-17

13

15

3

31

2017-18

17

12

4

33

A listing of active grants (as of June 30, 2018) can be found in Appendix III-3b . Faculty at the College hold a total of 33 grants. Seventeen of these grants are federally funded, 14 from the NIH including research, clinical trial grants, and a student training grant. Twelve grants are funded by industry, and four are funded by NY state. 3.2 The program must provide opportunities for students to participate in research and other scholarly activities mentored by faculty. The college provides several degree and non-degree mentored research opportunities for interested optometry students and residents. OD-MS Program Qualified first year OD students at the SUNY College of Optometry may apply for admission into the Graduate Program in Vision Science leading to the joint OD/MS degree. OD students may apply to the OD/MS program before starting the optometry program and any time during their first year in the OD Program. Research rotations may begin anytime in the first year and summer between first and second year, and students accepted into the program are matriculated into the MS degree program in the fall semester of their second year. The program is usually completed by the end of the third or during the fourth year of the professional degree program.

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