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Please complete the application for membership to the
Optometric Glaucoma Society. Nominations for election to membership are
made through this electronic application and supported by two (2) OGS
Members. A list of members is found on the web site. Election to
membership is made by the affirmative vote by ballot of a majority of
the Members after the Membership and Executive Committees have reviewed
the nomination and determined eligibility. Yearly dues are $100.
The application
is totally electronic. Please put all materials (application, CV, etc)
into a file with your name as the title. When you attach the file below it will be sent electronically to Mark Dunbar,
Membership Co-Chair. We may require additional documentation to
support your application. In this case you will be notified and the
documents should then be mailed to Dr. Dunbar.
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Mark Dunbar, OD
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
900 NW 17th Street Miami, FL 33136
800/329-7000 X 4042
Fax 305/326.6113
mdunbar AT med.miami.edu (replace AT with @)
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Please send
the following backup materials with your application: |
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Current curriculum vitae and a personal
statement on the nature and extent of your activities in glaucoma.
Include a short statement, less than 100 words in length, explaining
why you would like to become a member. The following information is
helpful to document your contributions in research, teaching, service
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Research
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Evidence of research
achievements include list of publications, grant support, presentations
at scholarly meetings and conferences, appointment to editorial boards
of professional journals, participation in invited seminars, service on
national scientific advisory boards, election to office of national
scientific organizations, and awards for research achievements. Each of
these is discussed in turn below.
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- Publications.
While a minimum of two publications is felt necessary to meet the
requirements for membership, the quality of publications is far more
important than the quantity. Considerations in judging quality include
the opinion of experts in the relevant field, reputation of journal in
which the papers appeared, and whether or not the journals are
refereed. Publications not yet in print, but that have been accepted
should be appropriately documented.
- Support for
research. The receipt of external funds for the purpose of conducting
research provides evidence of research capabilities.
- Presentations at
scholarly meetings and conferences.
- Appointment to
editorial boards of professional journals. Service on editorial boards
of professional journals or as a peer reviewer of manuscripts provides
evidence of the candidate's stature within his/her discipline.
- Invited seminars.
A list of research seminars given by the candidate at other
institutions provides additional evidence of research stature.
- Service on
national scientific advisory boards.
- Election to
office of national professional organizations.
- Awards for
research achievements.
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TEACHING |
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Documentation of teaching achievement
includes: |
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- Teaching
responsibilities. A list of the candidates’ specific teaching
responsibilities provides valuable information about the candidate's
commitment to teaching.
- Awards for
teaching excellence. Awards received by the candidate for excellence in
teaching are a measure of candidate's teaching ability.
- Continuing
education. If the candidate has participated in the design or delivery
of continuing optometric education programs, a list of such programs
and the candidate's role should be submitted.
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PATIENT CARE and RELATED ACTIVITIES |
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In assessing the candidate's involvement in
and level of responsibility for patient care, letters from Department
Chairs as well as from peers in the local community or elsewhere,
faculty members, previous residents and others provide evidence of the
candidate's qualifications. Again, these letters should be sent
electronically to Mark Dunbar. Indicators of excellence in clinical
affairs include: |
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- Publication of
case reports and similar articles.
- Development of
new devices, procedures, treatments, etc.
- Membership on
advisory committees of and consultantships to hospitals, educational,
clinical and other similar institutions.
- Programs of
national, state, or local optometric societies or professional
organizations which the candidate organized or in which he/she has
participated.
- Organization of
and participation in community health education projects.
- Appointment or
election to editorial boards of clinical journals or to offices in
local, regional, or national medical societies.
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SERVICE |
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Significant contributions in the form of
service are important in the candidate's application. Evidence of such
service includes the following: |
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- Administration of
a clinic, clinical site, hospital unit, etc.
- Direction of
special departmental or interdepartmental training or research programs.
- Service as a
class or student advisor.
- Member of a
department or university governing body.
- Member of a
division, department, or university committee.
- Representative of
a department or university to outside agencies.
- Chairperson of
course committees.
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It is most important that
your application is complete and
contains each of the indicated pieces of information. We ask that you
do not trust others to send pieces separately to us but rather collect
everything in your office and mail us a completed package. Ballot
results for election to membership are announced at the OGS business
meeting with applicants notified by mail.
Thank you for your
interest in OGS. We hope these explanations will ease the application process. If you have any
further questions or difficulties in completing this application or if
additional information is needed, please contact Mark Dunbar.
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OGS Electronic Application
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