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Archive of Accreditation Actions - October 2007

Report of Actions of the
Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
at the ACOE Fall Meeting
October 12-14, 2007

November 9, 2007

At its October 12-14, 2007 Annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, 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
   Candidacy pending status granted following review of the program’s self-study:
   • Grand Rapids Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with Ferris State University, Michigan College of Optometry;
     
     
   • Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Primary Eye Care, which is affiliated with New England College of Optometry;
     
     
2. Initial Accreditation
   Classification of “Accredited” granted following a full evaluation visit:
   • Reno Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sierra Nevada Healthcare System Residency in Hospital-Based Optometry, which is affiliated with University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry (2014);
     
     
3. Continuing Accreditation
   Classification of “Accredited” continued following a full evaluation visit:
   • Britton Vision Associates Advanced Surgical Eyecare Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry (2014);
   • Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with New England College of Optometry (2014);
   • Sepulveda Veterans Affairs Ambulatory Care Center Residency in Primary Eye Care/Geriatric Optometry, which is affiliated with Southern California College of Optometry (2014);
   • Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Healthcare System Residency in Primary Care Optometry and Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with State University of New York, State College of Optometry (2014);
     
     
4. Reinstatement of Accreditation.
   • None
     
     
5. Withdrawal of accreditation by ACOE
   • None
     
     
6. Voluntary withdrawal of accreditation
   • None