The Professional Career Development Office is part of S-A-C-D: the merger of Student Affairs with Institutional Advancement, Students, Alumni, and College Development.
The PCD Office currently provides educational programs and support services to students and alumni in the optometry program.
The Office also assists optometry professionals in securing new associates and partners, and lists information for doctors who are selling their practices. A major benefit of the PCD Office is a specialized placement network program, linked from ICO’s website. The On-Line Placement Program is available, at no charge, to all eye care practitioners seeking an optometrist, or for any ICO student or practicing optometrist (alumnus) seeking an opportunity.
A list of all job opportunity providers can be viewed at http://www.ico.edu.
For students, the PCD Office is a unique resource, linking them to business and practice management electives, mentor and networking resources, counseling in debt management, professional career choices and a variety of job placement services, mainly through the College’s Placement Website.
The Office encompasses a broad range of services such as resume and C-V writing, employment/contract review and personalized counseling. Its current mission for optometry students is to create an awareness and knowledge of the various methods of practicing their profession. The PCD Office will assist students with their future vision on their goals as primary eye care professionals for the achievement of career and personal success.
For more information, please contact:
Tracy Faulkner
Professional Career Development Counselor
Phone: 312 – 949-7403
Fax: 312 – 949-7386
E-mail: tfaulkner@ico.edu
Please visit our website: www.ico.edu
My name is Tracy Faulkner and I am the Professional Career Development Counselor. I serve as a resource to all students, providing you with a wealth of information as you transition from student to practitioner.
Information provided by my office includes: sample curriculum vitaes, information about state optometric associations, state board information, malpractice insurance information, financier and lender information, professional interview preparation, relevant industry information, and other optometric related placement programs.
I also provide individual counseling sessions to any interested 4th year students concerning their career goals and needs.
My phone number is 312-949-7403 and my email address is
tfaulkner@ico.edu. Feel free to stop by my office which is located in the Career and Financial Planning Center, room 2530, on the second floor near the clinic entrance.
Congratulations to the Class of 2010!