The Bridging Two program is available to meet the needs of International Optometric Graduates. The program receives funding from the Governments of Canada and Ontario. Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or convention refugee status must be established prior to participating in either bridging program. Please refer to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website for more information.
Bridging Two includes classroom lectures, clinical instruction and externship rotations. The clinic teaching facility at the University is state of the art, offering 24 fully equipped examination rooms as well as a teaching area with direct video feed allowing demonstration of clinical techniques to an entire class.
In addition, students in Bridging Two will be assigned to the patient clinic at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, a healthcare facility that operates as a clinic seeing members of the public who are seeking optometric services. These services are provided under the supervision of optometrists registered in Ontario.