Realize the VisionMichigan College of Optometry               


Alumni Perspective

New facility will help retain, recruit students

  
Ann Hemmeke, O.D. A new facility will help MCO attract more high-caliber students to campus who would more likely do their undergraduate studies at Ferris. A new facility also will help MCO attract quality faculty and staff. In the new building I hope to see areas for students to study in groups or by themselves, with a first-floor clinic so older patients can have easier access.

Ann Hemmeke, O.D.
Class of 2004
Matt Johnson I believe a new building will benefit current students and help in recruiting new students. We managed with what we had, but the classrooms were crowded. With the layout of the building, patients found it difficult to locate the clinic, which is on the fifth floor. A new facility with better climate control would also help tremendously.

Matt Johnson, O.D.
Class of 2007

Derek Hamilton A new clinic should be on the first floor and have almost a commercial appeal. A better facility with more aesthetic appeal would make a difference in the kind and number of patients that MCO attracts, especially if it had a strong street presence. Another disadvantage is that the rooms we used were not long enough when we worked with projection equipment.

Derek Hamilton, O.D.
Class of 2006

Debbie Searles The benefits of a new optometry building would extend beyond the students and faculty to the community of Big Rapids and the profession of optometry. The community will be better served with a more convenient, accessible building. A new medical facility should represent professionalism and competency. A new MCO facility would help them better manage patients, especially the elderly and the handicapped. I would like to see the clinic on one floor with accessible testing areas. Check-in and check-out should be consistent with patient flow and the dispensing area should be readily available to patients and customers. There should also be an area specifically for vision screenings.

Debbie Searles, O.D.
Class of 2006

Home The Vision Faculty Perspective Alumni Perspective Current Challenges Benefits/
Highlights
Make a Gift Contact Us MCO Home