The Authorization for the Establishment of a School of Optometry in the State of Alabama – Part II
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article explains events leading to the decision to attempt to pass legislation establishing a school of optometry in the state of Alabama. It was the vision of Dr. Donald Springer that prompted the idea that such an accomplishment was possible but the political expertise of Senator Alton Turner that made the school a reality. There were many members of the Alabama Optometric Association, legislators, education administrators, public officials, and others who played significant roles that contributed to the success of this effort. The establishment of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (UABSO), from its inception, as an integral part of an academic medical center, was an educational model that had not been utilized by the profession of optometry before. The school, which opened Sept. 1, 1969, has contributed significantly to the advancement of the profession of optometry and vision science.
Source: Hindsight
Author: John Amos
Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416565191
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