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Optometrist – Big degree, No job
Finding the dream job can be one of the most difficult and frustrating steps after graduation. As an optometry student you spend all your waking hours for the purpose of earning the coveted optometry...
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My associateship is nothing like I was promised!!!
I recently spoke with an associate optometrist that has been out of school for about 3 years. She was at a loss since her fairy tale story of practice bliss was not coming true. She believes that the...
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3 options to pay your Associate Optometrist
What is an associate worth in today’s competitive market? You may be wrestling with how to pay your associate and what to pay your associate so you don’t lose a large portion of your yearly...
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Who receives revenue of your associate ODs research and writing?
As an employer you hired an optometrist to clinically evaluate patients and work as described in an Associate Agreement. So what happens when your associate OD uses patient clinical data generated when...
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Preparing the Associate OD for a pay decrease
As one of two owners in a large optometry practice, I have to face difficult employment issues each week. Like many optometry graduates, I had trained for the clinical aspect of optometry and had what...
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Defining “Standard of Care” for your Optometrists
As the owner of a multi-doctor clinic, you must define the standard of care for your practice. When optometry owners bring in an associate OD to work as a long-term associate or future owner, they...
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Fair compensation in a multiple-owner optometry practice
Disagreements over money–it’s the main reason multiple-owner practices split up. In large optometry practices each owner has multiple responsibilities and brings in different amounts in the clinic, so...
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