Placement Poverty – the unseen burden on optometry students
With a conversation kicking off about expansion to the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) scheme, led by Dr Monique Ryan, Senator David Pocock and our colleagues at Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA), Optometry Australia is calling for optometry students to be included. Stories like Jessie’s highlight why extending this support to optometry students will help ease placement-related financial pressures and strengthen the profession’s workforce.