POA Student Member Benefits
Student members of the POA enjoy the same benefits as optometrist members.
Student members of the POA enjoy the same benefits as optometrist members. While some benefits are geared toward practicing optometrists, many are also valuable to students, including membership in the Pennsylvania Central Federal Credit Union, life insurance, attending CE at POA and local society meetings, and receiving the POA’s newsletter, the Keystoner.
Students can become members of the POA by contacting the POA office at Sharon@poaeyes.org.
As soon as the POA receives notice that you have received a Pennsylvania license, you will immediately be granted free membership in the POA, the AOA, and a local society for the remainder of that calendar year. In order to continue that membership into the next calendar year, you’ll need to return the Data Form enclosed with the initial mailing you’ll receive.
The POA has developed a Resource Guide for New Optometrists to assist new licensees practicing in Pennsylvania, which is provided to graduating students at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and to new Pennsylvania licensees from other schools, and wil be available to download soon.
Please refer to the Join POA section for applications and information on the sliding dues scale.