Envisioning the Future Optometry Workforce in North Carolina
A Case Study of the Use of Health Workforce Data to Make a Decision about a New Optometry School
Presentation at AAMC Conference
April 30, 2015
Saraí Narváez, MSPH; Julie C. Spero, MSPH; Thomas Bacon, DrPH; Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP
Key Findings:
• Strong future supply in pipeline
• Rapid growth of other optometry programs in other states
• North Carolina has reputation for being progressive state in which to practice
• State has attracted optometrists despite lack of an optometry school
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