Greetings from a very frigid Harbin, China where the current temperature is 5 below zero! Dr. Melissa Vitek and two of our consultants, Mr. Ken Wong and Jeff Ji, and I have been visiting several different institutions in Harbin which is in northern China, near the Russian border and Jinan, which is south of Beijing, to foster partnerships that will help Chinese optometric programs to develop the necessary clinical expertise to serve their millions of eye care patients across their country. This visit was very unique is that, with the help of Mr. Wong and Ji, we had the opportunity to meet with high level Chinese public health experts and policy makers who may be able to help to facilitate these new partnerships. We’re extremely excited about this and very much look forward to continuing the discussions we’ve started this week.
On Sunday, 8 December, we’ll be in Singapore where we’ll enjoy warmer weather and will meet with the leadership of the Singapore Optometric Association and host an Alumni and Friends reception at the Regent Hotel, for our over 120 Asian alumni living in China, Southeast Asia and Singapore, from 7PM – 9PM. During the reception we will be honoring the memory of Salus alumni Roland Izaac (MSc, ’04) and the impact he had on the practice of optometry in Singapore. Of note, we’ve also named an eyelane in the Clinical Skills lab as a testament to his contributions to Singapore optometry.
Closer to home, a new art exhibition has been installed at the D’Arrigo Family Gallery in the Hafter Center! The exhibit features artists who currently reside in Puerto Rico and those displaced to the mainland due to the catastrophe of Hurricane Maria. Learn more at http://salus.edu/NorWindNorWat
I want to thank everyone who supported our Giving Tuesday initiative on behalf of all of us at Salus University and the thousands of children served by the Looking Out For Kids (LOFK) program. While we didn’t meet our $80,000 goal, the money we did raise will help forward our LOFK mission and the Big Red Bus!
So, off to warmer weather for me and my team here – hopefully it’s going to be a nice weekend there! Be safe, have fun and look out for one another!
Mike
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