UH Pre-Optometry Professional Society. Spring 2018 Fifth General Meeting April 3 rd, 2018

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1 UH Pre-Optometry Professional Society Spring 2018 Fifth General Meeting April 3 rd, 2018

2 President Joseph Trinh Carrel Space: SC North #57 Office Hours: Wednesday 12:30 PM 1:30 PM

3 Officers and Families President: Joseph Trinh (Iris) Vice President: Pooja Naik (Sclera) Treasurer I: Alexis Buckland (Pupil) Treasurer II: Lizeth Ramirez (Cornea) Secretary: Noelle Abraham (Optic) Public Relations: Sambridhi Paudyal (Vitreous) Community Service Chair: Rachel Mathew (Retina) Historian: Vicki Pham (Macula) Webmaster: Bryan Pham (Fovea)

4 Spring General Meetings Held in SEC 105 at 6:30 PM *** February 6 th (SCCO) February 20 th (UHCO) March 6 th (Pacific University) March 20 th (UC Berkely) April 3 th (Ohio State University) April 17 th (Elections) ***Time and places may vary

5 Incoming Optometry Student? Khoa Nick Pham Memorial Scholarship Information about the scholarship found on website (uhpops.org) Eligibility Requirements Essay Prompt Submission Instructions Deadline: April 7 th necessary information to uhpops.president@gmail.com

6 KAPLAN Benefits As a member of POPS, you are entitled to a 10% discount off Kaplan Test Prep courses. How to Redeem: o o Visit Enter discount code CLUB10 during checkout Essay Contest for FREE Kaplan course!! Deadline: Friday April 6 th Prompt: What is the biggest challenge optometrists face, and what would you do to improve this?

7 Elections! Elections will take place during the next meeting (April 17 th ) ****** Deadline Extended: April 4 th 11:59 PM ******* 2-3 minute presentation o Who are you and what you are running for? o What do you plan to accomplish for POPS through your position?

8 Vice President Pooja Naik Carrel Space: SC North #57 Office Hours: Wednesday 4:00 PM 5:00 PM

9 HIPAA Certification Shadowing/Job Opportunities Requirements: o o MUST be a paid POPS member MUST be HIPAA certified Send your certification to uhpops.vp@gmail.com Price: $25 HIPAA for Health Care Workers

10 Job Shadowing & Opportunities No experience? me for shadowing! Check out the job portal for ads!

11 Semester Scholarships 1 st : $150 2 nd : $100 3 rd : $50 More Points = More Money

12 Spring Conference 2018 When: Saturday, April 14th 7-10pm Where: UHCO TSO Room About: An evening where POPS chapters around the region come together and have dinner while listening to two guest speakers talk about the optometry profession! The night includes: o o o Frame Drive winner will be announced this night! Poster Competition And more! Look for confirmation with details The very next day is UHCOpen House!

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14 Treasurers Alexis Buckland & Lizeth Ramirez Carrel Space: SC North #57 Office Hours: Monday 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Thursday 11:30 AM 12:30 PM

15 Become a Member of POPS! Membership Dues: $65 per year Includes a POPS T-Shirt and Member Benefits o $45 per semester Member Benefits but T-Shirt not Included DEADLINE: Feb. 20 th Come talk to us! o Not considered a member until forms AND dues are both submitted

16 Perks of being a POPS Member! Scholarships HIPAA Certification Monthly Socials Texas Optometric Association Convention End of the Year Banquet Spring Conference at UHCO Bi-Weekly Meetings with Guest Speakers Discounted Kaplan OAT Prep Optometry School Admission Counselors Optometry Job Opportunities

17 BAKE SALES!!! THANK YOU!

18 Secretary Noelle Abraham Carrel Space: SC North #57 Office Hours: Tuesday 4:00 PM 5:00 PM

19 My Duties Track member involvement by maintaining a point system Let members know when points will be updated Manage the test bank Reply to your s sent to uhpops.secretary ASAP Award member of the month

20 SPRING SEMESTER OPPORTUNITIES Scholarships start over! Points will start over on the website but will continuously add to last semester Points will be updated on the website the day after every General Meeting I PROMISE! You need 100 points total to run for office

21 HAPPY BIRTHDAY APRIL BABIES!!! Marisa Gomez 4/10 Vanesa Flores 4/11 Donna Pham 4/13 Heather Vigo-Sanchez 4/17 Jennifer Garcia 4/22 Celeste Pena 4/25 Alondra Fernandez 4/25 Christine Lim 4/28

22 The March Member of the Month is

23 Summer Jan! Major: Kinesiology Family: Sclera Involvement: Volleyball, vision screenings, bake nights, bake sales, socials Attitude: Committed & friendly

24 Public Relations Sambridhi Paudyal Carrel Space: SC North #57 Office Hours: Thursdays 3:30 PM 4:30 PM

25 Sponsors Houston Eye Associates - Katy Vision Source - Kingwood Today s Vision Sugarland Gee Eye Care Enclave Vision Rosa s Cleaning Service me for points: uhpops.pr@gmail.com

26 End of the Year Banquet When: Friday, April 27 th from 7pm 10pm Where: The Whitehall Houston How: You should be invited soon if you are eligible to come Please RSVP so we know how many will be coming

27 Community Chair Rachel Mathew Carrel Space: SC North #57 Office Hours: Tuesday 5:00 PM 6:00 PM

28 Adult Vision Screening Certification Friday, April 6 10 AM - 12 PM Last Adult VS Certification of the year! Once certified, you are able to conduct Adult Vision Screenings independently Looks great on your resume and optometry school application! However, a certification is NOT needed to volunteer at Vision Screenings

29 1st Annual Blinded Veterans Golf Tournament Monday, April 9th Shifts: 10 AM - 1:15 PM 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM Quail Valley Golf Club 2880 La Quinta Drive Missouri City, TX Chelsea Nguyen, former ibug Volunteer Director, will be assigning volunteer tasks at the event.

30 Houston Area Visually Impaired Network (HAVIN) Insight Expo 2018 HAVIN 2018 will be a half-day event with workshops, feature speakers, panel discussions, and exhibitor information and resources for the visually impaired. When: Saturday, April 14 Many shifts available from 7:30 AM - 2 PM Where: UH College of Optometry Help with registration, be a Sighted Guide, and learn about optometry! Sign-up genius link posted on website calendar!

31 ibug Events ibug Cafe Sunday, April 8 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Cafe Express 1422 W. Gray ibug Apple Workshop Saturday, April 28 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Apple Store Highland Village 4012 Westheimer Rd. Volunteers needed to assist as Sighted Guides No previous Sighted Guide experience is needed volunteer A brief tutorial on how to be a Sighted Guide will be given upon arrival

32 Frame Drive If you have any unneeded frames, donate them! (before Spring Conference - April 14th) Drop them off at Carrel Space 57 during Office Hours Earn points! POPS chapter with the most frames will be announced at Spring Conference

33 Historian Vicki Pham Carrel Space: SC North #57 Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00 AM 12:00 PM

34 Historian Taking pictures and posting POPS events SC: uhpops me event pictures! FB: POPS UH Chapter Deadline: within 24 hrs of the event TW: UH_POPS Please follow us on social media IG: uh_pops and get points!

35 Spring Conference Poster Social Theme: New York Date: Wednesday, April 4 th at 6-8pm Location: Library Group Room 221E You will also get points!!

36 Recent Events!

37 Webmaster Bryan Pham Carrel Space: SC North #57 Office Hours: Friday 12:00 PM 1:00 PM

38 About our website (uhpops.org) APPLY FOR OFFICE! NEW DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 TH AT 11:59PM Download application under members tab and to Keep track of member points! Mini-practice OAT quiz! Bulletin! Job Portal! Updated with a new job in Cypress! Information about Optometry Schools around the nation! Officer Evaluations Gallery for Fall 2017 Spring 2018! Apply for the Khoa N. Pham scholarship! DEADLINE THIS SATURDAY APRIL 7 TH! Apply for Kaplan Essay Contest! DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY APRIL 6 TH! SIGN UP FOR EVENTS! Under events tab!

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