@eyeballislife_ shared how #Academy20 has been going so far, "Academy 2020 is virtual this year and better than ever! Students don’t have to worry about travel costs or a conflicting academic schedule. We get to watch some of our favorite professors from SCCO display their brilliance through their research. At the same time we find ourselves in the same Zoom rooms with our professors learning about the latest advancements and technology of optometry. Looking forward to these next couple of weeks thanks to the @aaopt ?" #MBKUAmbassador

In spirit of our Laker champs ??, check out how @scco2022 geared up for their Strab Lab proficiencies coming up. Prisms can help the patient keep one eye on the target ?and one eye on the game ?. Swipe through to see them work on several techniques to measure eye alignment! ?

Last week, @mbkuapha and @mbkucshp hosted a networking event, "Find My Match," to connect current students with MBKU faculty and CSHP and C/APhA pharmacists. Thanks to their innovative use of virtual meeting rooms, the event was a fun and successful way to help students find their "match" and learn more about their options in the vast range of pharmacy specialties, such as psychiatric, industry, infectious disease, veterinary, informatics, residency and more! ??? ?

#PAWeek concluded yesterday and despite many of the events being virtual, it was amazing to see our first-year PA students and their faculty and admin bond through Zoom meetings with fun daily activities and learn more about each other outside of campus life!

Today is #WomenPharmacistDay where we celebrate the significant gains that women have made in pursuing careers in pharmacy, such as with student pharmacist, Tiffany Khieu. As a pillar in leadership roles at MBKU, Tiffany most recently led the efforts to begin a College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists chapter.

In just a week, we will celebrate a rite of passage with our Virtual White Coat Ceremonies. Swipe for more details on the ceremonies for the College of Pharmacy Class of 2024 and School of PA Studies Class of 2021. You learn more about the event details and find the digital invitation to send out to your family and friends at ketchum.edu/whitecoat (link in bio).

Today is #WorldSiteDay which focuses on the global issue of eye health. The prevalence of vision impairment in many low- and middle-income regions is estimated to be four times higher than in high-income regions. With such vast inequities existing in the distribution of vision impairment, the burden tends to be greater in rural areas and for older people, women, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities and indigenous populations. One way our student optometrists provide #hopeinsight is with medical mission trips.

It's another double feature for #FacesofMBKU and in honor of #PAWeek meet the passionate and personable Admissions Team behind the School of PA Studies! On the left is Director of Admissions, Leslie Lim, and to the right is Admissions Coordinator, Chinedu Amadi. If you've got questions about #PAschool, they've got answers. Connect with the team at ketchum.edu/pa-studies. Read on to learn more about them.

#PAWeek is here! This week focuses on all the essential duties that PAs do for our healthcare, from testing, diagnosing, and treating COVID-19 patients; conducting telemedicine visits; redeploying to different specialties; or continuing to provide healthcare for those who need it most! Check out @mbku_paadmission / @mbku_pa / @mbku_pre_pa_club for some #PAWeek activities and swipe for a fun overview of this week by PA-S1 @pa.in.progresss

What's in the box?! ? It's none other than their dazzling white coats ? In preparation for the White Coat Ceremonies taking place virtually next Friday 10/16 and Saturday 10/17, the special gift boxes were distributed last week to the PA Class of '21 and Pharmacy Class of '24. We're can't wait to see them don their new attire and celebrate this milestone as they begin clinical rotations ? To learn more about the special programming for each class, please visit the White Coat link in our bio.