Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)

You are invited to a January 15, 2025, Q&A session hosted by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) related to the 2025 Professional Optometric Degree Program Standards. Please submit your questions by January 6, 2025, and share this post with others you think may be interested in participating.   Mark your calendar for January 15, 2025, 4-6 pm PT/5-7 pm MT/6-8 pm CT/7-9 pm ET At its October 27-29, 2023, Fall Meeting the ACOE adopted the Professional Optometric Degree Program Standards and set an effective date of January 1, 2025. All professional optometric degree programs undergoing an accreditation review after the effective date are required to be evaluated to the new 2025 Standards. The new Standards involve numerous updates and enhancements relative to the 2017 version of the Standards. To support the transition to the new Standards, the ACOE is hosting a Q&A session where programs and ACOE consultants are invited to ask questions related to interpretation and intent. The January 15, 2025, Q&A session will be hosted virtually, and the Zoom link will be distributed later. You can find a copy of the 2025 Professional Optometric Degree Program Standards on the ACOE website, www.theACOE.org If your question relates to an ACOE-defined term in its Glossary, you can find a copy of the Glossary on the ACOE website. Please submit your question(s) using the online form by no later than Monday, January 6, 2025.   https://lnkd.in/gfGCi5tt

The ACOE wants to hear from you! The ACOE is seeking comments regarding (1) Proposed changes to the ACOE Standards; (2) Proposed changes to ACOE Policy and Procedure and Glossary; (3) Proposed additions to the ACOE Glossary; and (4) draft templates for programs undergoing an accreditation review to develop Self-Studies. We greatly appreciate your input! Please submit comment by 12/9 to accredit@theacoe.org.

Notification of adopted changes relative to 2025 Professional Optometric Degree (POD) Program Standard 1.10 and of other changes to Examples of Evidence - please see the memo distributed to the communities of interest on November 1, 2024.

The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) invites you to participate in a survey to collect your input on the ACOE and the accreditation process. The ACOE collects input from stakeholders to assess its progress in fulfilling its mission, goals, and objectives. The survey should take ~15 minutes and it includes questions related to your experiences with and expectations of the ACOE. If you can’t complete the survey in one sitting, you can save a partially completed survey and finish it later. Please complete the survey by no later than September 20, 2024 using this Link: https://lnkd.in/gg-FU6Xg

The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) invites interested parties to submit comments regarding proposed changes. Your comments are encouraged and appreciated!! Visit the ACOE Website for more information (www.theACOE.org).

The ACOE expresses its sincere gratitude to Drs. David Yang and Luanne Chubb for their service to the Council and to the profession. Dr. Yang completed his 9th year of outstanding service and Dr. Chubb completed her 6th. We wish them both the best!

The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education invites interested parties to submit comments regarding proposed changes to its Policies, Procedures, Glossary terms, and to its 2025 Professional Optometric Degree Program Standards. Comments are due by May 1, 2024, and should be submitted to accredit@theacoe.org. To learn more, check out our website - https://lnkd.in/eYqbetY9

This is your opportunity to volunteer with the ACOE!

The ACOE announces two (2) changes: (1.) A change to Standard 2.10.2.1 of the 2017 Professional Optometric Degree Standards is effective immediately, and (2.) Examples of Evidence have been added to two (2) of the 2025 Optometric Residency Program Standards. Read the memo from the ACOE Chair for more information and be sure to access the current versions of the ACOE Standards on the ACOE website, www.theACOE.org.

Welcome Cale Smith to the ACOE team as our new Accreditation Operations Specialist!