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
11th Annual AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference
April 30, 2015
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