Last quarter of classes

NBEO part 1 of boards is over!! 3 months of never ending studying is done and I hope I pass the exam!! ****Praying really hard*** Now just a couple more weeks left, and I will be done with classes and finals forever!
We have 4 classes left. The classes are ok, but there are soo many busy work. Not to mention, I still have to write up my case report that I haven't thought about since summer 2017, almost 1 year ago.

Currently, I'm taking:
-Business of Optometry: where we learn about how to find a job, apply for residencies, the process of getting licensed

in different states and completing Continuing Education courses, as well as learning about contracts, negotiations, leases, etc and other practice management information.

-Strabismus and Amblyopia II: Probably the most clinical course we are taking.
-Injections: Learning and doing injections.
-Ophthalmic Lasers.

So for my business class, we had to make a resume and cover letter. I haven't really put a lot of thought into the actual written content yet because a lot of the experiences I put on there are projected only. However, I had a lot of (hours of) fun designing a new resume layout.

from 2016 to 2017

I had some time so I decided to jot down from my memory what happened in 2016. I made a video with snippets of events that happened in 2016. I know I missed some stuff but there were too many pictures to sort through. I failed to edit the photos because that would just make me procrastinate on finishing this project more.

Video clip link

 A lot of things has happened this year. I started off the new year in San Francisco (what better way than being in my favorite area of cali). After the new years vacation, I went back to school in full force. Completed my 2nd year of optometry school, including finishing up my big practical. I finally finished completing retakes and remediations that year. I also attended the OEP conference in March in Chicago. I made my first birthday dinner event that year and I cut my hair above the shoulders for the first time in a long time.

At the end of 2nd year, I attended the school's practice symposium and also went to a social networking event for dinner with docs.

That summer, I also transitioned from 2nd to 3rd year and was flung into clinic independently for the first time.  During the summer, 3rd years also have to take classes and one of the most difficult classes for the summer was "retinal diseases". After 10 weeks of suffering, finally passed that course! I also went on random food adventures, checked out food trucks in chicago during the summer, because we gotta have some fun after working hard right?

Each year as 2nd and 3rd years we have to attend at least one vision screening in the community. For 3rd year, I went to a screening in Chinatown during the summer to get it done with sooner. It was an interesting experience because there was probably about 10 or so students plus 1 attending doctor signing off on each patient. Most of the patients were Chinese (primarily Cantonese speaking) and there was 4 of us who could speak Chinese only (and only 1 could speak Cantonese) so the Chinese speaking students ended up doing case histories and directing patient flow while the other students did the other non-verbal tests.

The American Optometry Association (AOA) was in Boston during the July 4th weekend some friends and I went to Boston then as well. It was my first time in Boston and I had a lovely time there during the summer.
-went to Summer House Santa Monica in Chicago
 -went to New York City as a last minute trip decision.
-attended the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Anaheim and met up with friends in the area during that week.
-bought KMK prep books to study for boards, which I need to start seriously doing soon.

Business Card Sample

My school was having a business card sale, but I decided not to purchase the personalized school set. I decided to challenge my creative juices to see if I could make a better business card. Please give me some constructive feedback what you think! :) Does this look professional/user friendly enough? Would someone want this business card design? 

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Thought Process

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I made a couple drafts on paper to try to come up with a layout before I went to my computer. Here's how my thought process looked like: 

Videography Editing

I helped with the videography at the Taiwanese Heritage Week Concert.


I assisted with filming and editing the concert. The video below is the final product of my editing, where I edited the title, and added transitions and captions (of song titles) to the video.

Used: I-movie

Kaiser Hospice Donation Card

Final Product:

As an intern at Kaiser Permanente, I help out the Home Care department. Not only do I help provide caregiver relief by acting as a companion to the senior patients and delivering meds from the pharmacy, I also improve database efficiency and work production for the team of staff.  Recently, I took on a new project with the special needs/senior care calling program. I ease the nurses' & case managers' workload by contacting patients via phone to find the best to schedule a phone follow up health assessment with the case managers. I will also call patients and offer to listen and provide caring and friendly companionship if patients want someone some emotional or friendly support.

Not only do I help with hospital management, I still wanted to actively pursue my graphic design interests. I initiated my interests and was asked to recreate and redesign a thank you card for donors.

I made two versions of a 5.5"X4.25" two sided card. I used<strong> Adobe Indesign</strong> to format the card layouts. I used Photoshop to make the front layout.

Website Design

I designed a personal web page/portfolio for myself.

I used Photoshop and dream weaver to develop the home page layout. I created "image maps" for the table links on the front page and converted it to HTML.

HOME/FRONT PAGE:
contains background header and my name
Links below redirect you to information about me, such as my blog, contact method, resume, portfolio, and fun facts.

SAMPLE PAGE 2: (the "about" link)

contains fun facts & pictures that represent me outside of work.

SAMPLE PAGE 3: ("Resume" page)

Where I have listed my CV and list of experiences I have.

Business Card Design

FRONT SIDE:

BACK SIDE:

I used Photoshop to design a simple and clean business card (front & back sides), in order for clients to easily access the important information quickly and efficiently.

Moving Sign

Work Project.
Utilized Google Maps and Photoshop to create an efficient sign/posting in order to notify customers of store relocation.

Personal Website Layout + Design + Content