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NECO students and faculty visited the Dominican Republic with nonprofit group Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH). NECO’s partnership with VOSH has enabled countless students, faculty, and alumni to treat patients in communities all over the world.

Pursuing an education at the New England College of Optometry (NECO) is an exciting and rewarding journey. However, it’s no secret that NECO students face rigorous coursework and clinical responsibilities that can sometimes feel overwhelming. However, there is one key to academic and professional success that is often overlooked: self-care. This stress management tool can help optimize anyone’s well-being.

For the past several years, NECO students have partnered with peers from Wenzhou Medical University (WMU) and SUNY Optometry to participate in the Global Health Leadership Development Program.

From Toronto to Boston, the move to the states might present some hurdles you haven’t thought of. Second year student, Erica Croft, has some tips and tricks for her fellow Canadian classmates as you make the move from Canada to Boston.

When residency application season rolled around late 2020, I was wiped. It’d been such a crazy 4th year, with the pandemic and all… I was looking for stability and familiarity, and definitely not looking to apply for a residency across the US.

Oh the joys of the dreaded application process. The essays, begging teachers for letters of recommendation, the waiting to hear back from schools…it can all be a little stressful.

When I moved to Boston for optometry school, I wasn’t sure what to expect coming to NECO. Not only is it a graduate program, it’s a community.