Clinic Transformation Goals
- Create a more efficient environment in order to enhance student and patient experiences.
- Accommodate increased student and patient numbers through the creation of more teaching pods.
- Create a new diagnostics and imaging suite to centrally house our speciality equipment.
- Enhance profile of the optical dispensary.
- Amalgamate Clinics and bring them together onto the first floor to replicate how patient care is delivered in private practice.
- Modernize our facilities which were built in 1974 and better utilize space.
- Create a more collaborative approach to teaching, research and patient care.
- Anticipated cost: $5 million
A WORD
“The profession of optometry is continually evolving across Canada which challenges the Waterloo School of Optometry with new ways of thinking, teaching and delivering patient care. To prepare our graduates for the future, we need to redesign our clinic, incorporating all those features and services that we believe wil be necessary to produce top notch optometrists for decades to come.”
Dr. Timothy McMahon
Associate Director for Clinical Affairs and Optometrist-in-Chief
Getting Involved
This is a time of unprecedented growth and need at the Waterloo School of Optometry. You can help make a difference in the advancement of optometric education by making a donation to support our Clinic Renewal Project. In recognition of leadership donations, you can name a room in the newly created clinic.
Clinic Exam Rooms: $50,000 (each)
“We have fond memories of the clinic and the profession has been good to us so we feel it is important to give back. By funding an exam room, we are able to contribute to the future of optometric practice.”
- George and Judy Woo
Clinic Teaching Pods: $250,000 (each)
“By coming together as a class we inspired each other
to get involved and support the advancement of clinical
education through funding a clinic teaching pod.”
- Class of 1979
