Recent ACOE Accreditation Actions

March 20, 2012

At its February 17-19, 2012 Winter meeting in Alexandria, Virginia the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education took the following actions:

NOTE: The date behind the names of the programs below is the next currently scheduled full evaluation visit.

1. Preaccreditation Actions

2. Initial Accreditation

3. Continuing Accreditation
Classification of "Accredited" continued following a full evaluation visit:

Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Geriatric and Low Vision Rehabilitative Optometry, which is affiliated with University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Optometry (2019);
Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Primary Eye Care/Low Vision, which is affiliated with Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry (2019);
Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry Residency in Pediatric Optometry and Binocular Vision (2020);
The Ohio State University College of Optometry Professional Optometric Degree Program (2019);
Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Hospital-Based/Primary Care Optometry, which is affiliated with University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Optometry (2019);
Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare System Residency in Primary Eye Care, which is affiliated with Indiana University School of Optometry (2019);
Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University (2019);

Classification of "Accredited with Conditions" raised to "Accredited" following a full evaluation visit:

Clayton Eye Center Residency in Primary Eye Care/Emphasis in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry (2020);

4. Reconsideration of Accreditation Denial

5. Withdrawal of accreditation by ACOE

· None

6. Voluntary withdrawal of accreditation

· None