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Nominations are now accepted until Friday, December 1st.

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is currently accepting nominations for student members of the Vision Services Committee. ACU plans to accept up to 3 students to be members of the Committee.  

All materials are due by COB Friday, December 1st.  ACU encourages individuals from different social identities (e.g., sex, race, gender, class, religion, ability, health, ethnicity, migration history, and more) to apply. 

Purpose of the Vision Services Committee
The ACU Vision Services Committee guides ACU’s efforts to increase access to vision services in underserved areas. The Committee discusses current trends and issues impacting vision services at health centers including promising practices in integrating eye care into primary care settings, population-specific needs, clinical best practices, and more. Committee members also support the training and technical assistance needs of health centers working to establish and expand vision services by serving as mentors and subject matter experts. Committee initiatives will be consistent with the ACU mission, strategic plan, and/or direction provided by the Executive Director of ACU and the ACU Board.

Committee Priorities
  • Identify barriers patients face in accessing vision services.
  • Identify opportunities for ACU to develop meaningful resources to support the needs of health centers establishing vision services.
  • Based on level of expertise, provide technical assistance to support health centers integrating vision services into their primary care program.
  • Serve as a mentor to support health center clinicians or administrators working to establish or expand vision services in their community.
  • Review materials for accuracy and timeliness.
  • Assure diverse membership on this committee to provide programming reflecting needs of all clinicians – including but not limited to geographic and professional focus.
Term
  • Terms are 2 years in length (2024-2025). Once a member's term ends, they are welcome to re-apply for another term. 
Time Commitment
  • The members of the Committee should plan on a minimum of one, one-hour conference call on a quarterly basis.
  • Members will have additional opportunities to support ACU's vision services programming on a volunteer basis. Examples include serving as faculty on webinars and other educational offerings, developing educational and technical assistance resources on providing vision services at health centers, and more. 
ACU Staff
Luke Ertle, Program Director, lertle@clinicians.org

More Information
Please see the Committee charter. 

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* 1. Please enter your contact information

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* 2. If selected to serve on the Vision Services Committee, do you agree to the following?
  • Participate in quarterly committee meetings during your two-year term.  Calls will be 60 to 90 minutes in duration with some review of materials in advance of meeting. 

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* 3. Please provide a brief statement that provides details regarding your interest and qualification for the position (250 characters max).

Please review all information you provided for accuracy and then click “Next” at the bottom of the page to submit your application.  If you have any questions or experience any issues with the form, please contact ACU Program Director, Luke Ertle at lertle@clinicians.org.
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