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ORMS
Optometric Residency Matching Service,
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Application and matching forms E-mail directory Scholarship |
11-28-07 As a result of the new agreement between the NBEO and ORMS, we will now supply official NBEO scores to the programs listed on your application in early February of each residency year. We will continue to ask that you list your NBEO scores on the application for the residency coordinators' reference. 3-1-07 Scholarship: The Board of Directors has voted for the institution of four $500 scholarships to be awarded to the candidates with the highest cumulative scores on all three parts of the National Board examinations. The scholarships will be presented in August of the year of residency. The Board of Directors established this program to benefit candidates who serve in residency positions. Therefore, the recipients must be currently serving residents at the time of the award. 6-24-06 E-mail directory: This year we are continuing to offer the voluntary residency e-mail directory for optometric education institutions and optometric organizations. This list will facilitate communication between the groups and the residents who submit their addresses. If you are an optometrist who is about you commence your training program, you may enter your information by choosing the "E-mail Directory of Residents" choice on the left-hand panel of this page. Registration begins July 1 and continues through July 31, 2008. In mid August the list will be distributed to the schools and organizations. There is no fee for this service. Payment options: This year you may pay using one of the following two options: online, which is the method used by the vast majority of the candidates last year or by mail. If you choose the online system, some of the labels may be slightly confusing. On the order form there is a section that says, "Ship to:," that is the section that you need to populate with your data. You only need to fill in the "Bill to:" information, if that information differs from the "Ship to:" information. This is a quirk of the software that is used by ORMS' merchant account vendor. Next year's applications: The first deadline for application and payment is 5 PM CST February 1, 2008. The application fee is $30 for applicants who submit 1-5 choices on their applications. For each program selected over five there is a $10 fee. Applications received after the first deadline will be accepted if the program supervisor(s) consents and the late application fee is an additional $15.00. In any case, applications that are received after 5 PM CST 3/3/2008 will not be processed in the match.
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