General Information

Optometry’s Meeting™

Boston,MA

June 29th-July 3rd, 2016

Student CE Monitor

Program Information/Frequently Asked Questions

Application Deadline March 28th 8:oopm EST

Click here to apply

The Student Continuing Education (CE) Monitor Program is an opportunity for optometry students to participate in Optometry’s MeetingTM while earning money to help pay for their trip! This program is an excellent opportunity to network with other students and doctors, sit in on quality educational courses, and play an integral part in optometry's outstanding national meeting, a joint meeting of the American Optometric Association (AOA) and the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA). If you have never attended Optometry’s Meeting™, or if you had such a great time last year that you want to go again, this program is for you!

• Monitor Responsibilities: Student monitors are assigned to each CE course and are responsible for taking tickets, distributing handouts, stamping tickets, recording on tally sheets, and serving as timekeeper for the speaker. Students may also serve as Room Monitors and introduce the CE Speakers for each course. Additionally, certain students serve as assistants in the CE office and speaker ready room. Monitors work with the OD, Paraoptometric, and AOSA educational programs.

• Number of positions available: 80-100, depending on applicant pool size and final number needed. This will be an average of 5 CE monitors per school.

• Payment: Student monitors will be paid based on the length of shifts that they work and an hourly rate that is approximately $16 per hour*. Each monitor will also receive a free Optometry’s Meeting™ polo shirt to wear while working. In order to receive full payment, monitors must attend one of the CE Monitor Orientation sessions prior to the first day of work, must arrive at the time specified for each shift, and work for the entire duration of the shift. Monitors will sign in and out on time sheets each day. If you are late, you may lose your pay!

• CE Monitor Orientation: The CE Monitor Orientation sessions are available either Wednesday, orThursday. Each CE monitor only needs to attend one monitor orientation. This requirement must be completed one day prior to the CE monitor shifts. For example, a monitor working on Friday must attend either the Wednesday or Thursday orientation session. 

• Room Block: It is recommended that monitors stay in AOA/AOSA room blocks available upon registration for Optometry’s Meeting TM. This allows monitors to be close to the action! Student monitors will be allowed to stay in any hotel of their choice as long as they arrive to CE courses promptly. Tardiness will result in reduction of compensation.

• Work Schedules: In order to allow you to make the most of your experience at Optometry’s Meeting, you must select shifts on the application that do not conflict with classes or events you want to attend (i.e. the NBEO Reviews, HOYA luncheon, etc.). You will be notified by email in April once your hours have been assigned.

• Applications: All interested students need to fill out an online application by the deadline March 28th. See your AOSA Trustee for further details. Final selection of CE monitors for each school is at the discretion of the school's Trustee. Click here to apply

• Monitor Correspondence: All monitor correspondence will take place via E-mail. Thus, you must have an active and valid E-mail account that accepts emails from a gmail documents account. Any announcements and program information will be sent to assigned monitors and alternates by E-mail. All monitors and alternates should check their E-mail regularly to make sure that they receive all of the important information.

• Eligibility: First Years through graduated Fourth Years are welcome, preference is given to previous CE monitors, but all students interested are encouraged to apply. However, you must be a AOSA member.

I encourage all students to get involved in organized Optometry. I received my first job post-graduation through the AOA/AOSA. This is a do-not-miss opportunity!

*Canadian students, you must have a work visa to receive reimbursement and many students do not if they are in the USA for education purposes only.

Selection Notification: Monitors selected will be notified by email March 31st, 2012