Women in Optometry and our supporters celebrate the Class of 2024 in the South.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry |
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Erika J. Santiago-Beltran, OD, of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, is studying to pass her boards and obtain her license. She looks forward to practicing and gaining more experience. Eventually, she hopes to have her own private practice focused on primary care and vision therapy. |
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Nova Southeastern University College of OptometryClass of 2024: 103 graduates (73 women, 30 men) |
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Dhruvi Patel, OD, of Tampa, Florida, is excited to move to Philadelphia to pursue a residency specializing in neuro-optometry and ocular diseases at The Eye Institute of Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry. |
VIEW THE TOP GRADS IN ALL THE REGIONS HERE
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Rosenberg School of Optometry, University of the Incarnate Word |
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Jordan Calayag, OD, of Milaca, Minnesota, is moving to Salisbury, North Carolina, to complete a one-year residency in ocular disease at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA. Her long-term career goal is to work at the VA full time. |
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Southern College of OptometryClass of 2024: 131 graduates (88 women, 43 men) |
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Tori Pierce, OD, of Eden, North Carolina, will join Colonial Eye Care and New Kent Eye Care, providing exceptional medical eye care and vision services to the communities of coastal Virginia. |
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Jessica Scheid, OD, of Richmond, Virginia, is looking forward to providing comprehensive eye care to all of her patients. |
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Mallory Wright, OD, of Charleston, South Carolina, will complete her primary care residency at the UAB School of Optometry in Birmingham, Alabama. |
VIEW THE TOP GRADS IN ALL THE REGIONS HERE
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
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Sara Browning Cooper, OD, of Valdosta, Georgia, plans to move back to her hometown with her husband, Chase, and practice at South Georgia North Florida Eye Partners. |
In addition to three international program graduates, the school also had six students complete its dual OD/MBA program.
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University of Houston College of OptometryClass of 2024: 89 graduates (60 women, 29 men) |
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Melissa Kontos, OD, of Cutler Bay, Florida, will begin a one-year post-graduate pediatric optometry residency program at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute in Nashville, Tennessee. She says, “This residency program will advance my clinical training in order to provide high-quality, evidence-based pediatric eye care and prepare me for a career in the medical and/or academic setting.” |
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Zachary Ney, OD, of Primghar, Iowa, will return to northwest Iowa to join a private practice, Sibley Eye Care, as an associate doctor. He says, “I’m incredibly excited to be closer to family and embark on my professional career in the region where I grew up!” |
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University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of OptometryClass of 2024: 55 graduates (34 women, 21 men) |
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Seth Alexander Rhyne, OD, of Knoxville, Tennessee, is joining his father’s practice. His father has been in practice for 50 years. Dr. Rhyne dedicated his valedictorian speech to his father, M. W. Rhyne, OD. |
