Gaining experience is an important part of the optometry school application process. Find ways to get experience in the optometry field before you attend optometry school. There are many different ways to do this. Check out our resources to get some ideas:
Healthcare Volunteer Opportunities:
- Prevent Blindness Texas
- Texas AHEC East
- AIDS Services of Austin
- Austin State School
- Department of Health Services (DSHS)
- American Cancer Society
- American Red Cross of Central Texas
- Project Transitions, Inc.
- El Buen Samaritano
- Any Baby Can
- Austin Volunteer Match
- The Care Communities
- Austin CommUnity Care
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- ASHwell (Previously The Wright House Wellness Center)
- Bastrop County Long-term Recovery Team
- Kids Visions for Life
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually impaired