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American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry

Special Advisor to the Board Gerald Selvin, O.D.

Gerald SelvinDr. Selvin is professor of optometry at the New England College of Optometry from which he graduated in 1973. For more than 30 years he has held senior optometry leadership positions within the VA hospital system, first at the Los Angeles Outpatient Clinic and now as chief of optometry for the VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Selvin has served as a senior field advisor to 3 national Directors of Optometry. He is the principal or co-author of over 25 articles and texts and has lectured on these topics throughout the world.

He is a strong advocate of furthering the medical training of optometrists and their integration into health care systems. Dr. Selvin has been educating optometry students, residents, and fellows for over 30 years and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.

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Certification Requirements

The following are in addition to an O.D. degree from an accredited North American school or college of optometry and a current state license to practice.

Residency: Completion of a full-time, ACOE (or equivalent) accredited, postgraduate clinical residency training program having major emphasis on medical optometry.

ACMO Exam: Passage of the Advanced Competence in Medical Optometry exam (or equivalent) offered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.

Practice: Documented significant practice of medical optometry for a minimum of two years immediately prior to application for certification.

The Practice requirement is waived in the two years immediately following residency training.

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