Optometrist
MEDICINE
4/26/20231 min read
We discuss:
0:14 - An overview of the major steps on her way to her current role
1:14 - What interested her in optometry
5:29 - How she picked what type of optometry school she wanted to go to
6:46 - An overview of optometry school
7:58 - What she chose for her external rotations in graduate school
14: 59 - Tips for getting the most out of graduate school
15:49 - Details on her training
16:39 - Her first roles out of optometry school
18:41 - Overview of nursing home optometry
20:21 - How she chose her specialty
21:16 - Lessons she has learned on being a better practitioner
23:04 - Her experience opening her own practice
24:28 - What a typical week is like
25:19 - What an optometrist does
26:43 - What a typical day is like for her
30:07 - The benefits of being a generalist instead of a specialist in Eyecare
34:07 - Advice
Dr. Michelle Higgins O.D., owner and optometrist at Insight EyeCare in Yarmouth, Maine describes her career path and her role.