[optimal] Re: Do you want to help people tranistion into ophthalmic imaging?
- From: Sarah Moyer <smoyer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:34:53 -0400
Thanks Mike and Bob!
Ron- It's great to hear that Bill helped you in these ways when you got
started. Kevin Langton, Denise Armiger and Mike Turano were my mentors
during my internship. They are powerhouse of knowledge! Should I add your
name to the list of people willing to mentor?
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Ron Zielinski
<ronzielinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> This is a great idea, Sarah. Years ago when I entered the field Bill
> Ludwick at USC helped me with all three of your areas. In 1971 there were
> few people doing this around the country and Bill was most generous with his
> time. He has since retired.****
>
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> *From:* optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> *On Behalf Of *Sarah Moyer
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 22, 2011 7:45 AM
> *To:* optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [optimal] Do you want to help people tranistion into ophthalmic
> imaging?****
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> I have noticed an increase in the number of people contacting me about an
> interest in our field of ophthalmic imaging. They have been professional
> photographers, museum archivists with an interest in photography and from
> other random fields. All of them seem to know someone who knows that this
> field exists and suggested they find out more. I always introduce them to
> the OPS, JMC, RIT, etc. They all say the same thing "there's not much out
> there about this."
>
> With the launch of the new OPS website, we will also be starting a blog. I
> plan to write a blog entry that we can point these transition people
> towards. I would like to include contact information of people across the
> country for this blog entry so that these people can contact someone
> receptive to helping them. If you are interested in helping people
> transition to this field, please let me know.
>
> I think it makes most sense to list how you are willing to help:
>
> *Mentor:*
> Discuss the field of ophthalmic imaging with those interested in
> transitioning into the field.
>
> *Shadow Day:*
> Offer to have those interested in transitioning into the field visit your
> office for 2-4 hours to see what it's like.
>
> *Internship:*
> Offer to teach those interested in transitioning into the field how to
> perform OCT, fundus photography and fluorescein angiograms. Lengths of
> internships may vary, but a minimum of 4 weeks is recommended. ****
>
> If you need help organizing an internship, myself or others can help you.
> ****
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> ****
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> Thanks in advance for your help with this.****
>
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> Sarah****
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