PLEASE NOTE: Go to the Manitoba Association of Optometrists website for important information at least 6 months prior to your rotation
https://www.mb-opto.ca/registration-membership/students

"Optometric students studying at any of the ACOE-accredited schools of optometry in North America are eligible to apply for student registration as set out below."

You will need to provide the following in order to complete your registration in Manitoba:
•Completed application form, which must include a notarized photograph.
•Application fees of $52.50 ($50 plus GST).
•Letter from the supervising optometrist confirming arrangements and dates of the externship.
•Externship letter from the optometric institution where you are registered. The letter must include confirmation that you are covered by liability insurance through your OD program. If you have resided outside of Canada during the past five years, you must also obtain a criminal record check from the jurisdiction(s) of residence.*

•Canadian Criminal record check including Vulnerable Sector Search.

* This must be within the prior 6 months. Go to https://www.idfpr.com/LicenseLookUp/fingerprintlist.asp for locations in Chicago that can do this.

The Board of Examiners will review your application, which must be approved before you can begin your externship. It may be a month or more between the date of receipt of your application and the date of review by the Board of Examiners, so you should complete your application as early as possible. You should plan to have your application to MAO at least a month prior to the date that you hope to begin your externship.

Mail to: Manitoba Association of Optometrists
217 – 530 Century Street
Winnipeg, MB R3H 0Y4

Please communicate with site via e-mail. Meet with precepting doctor and office manager (Debbie Klepatz) on first day for orientation.