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Honoring Dr. Jeffrey Nyman and Dr. Neal Nyman
A young Dr. Jeffrey Nyman performs an eye exam on a patient in the late 1970s.
The contributions Drs. Jeffrey Nyman and Neal Nyman have made to the advancement of both optometric education and the profession, as well as the careers of more than 7,000 former students and residents, cannot be overstated.
A pioneer in the profession of optometry, Dr. Jeffrey Nyman elevated the value of a PCO/Salus degree and the optometric profession as a whole. As chief of Emergency Services at The Eye Institute (TEI) for the entirety of his career, with a sincere commitment to his patients, Dr. Jeffrey Nyman has enabled PCO/Salus graduates to distinguish themselves through increased expertise in patient care. Additionally, in the delivery and supervising of routine and urgent care, he has mentored students and residents, making them some of the most talented optometric providers in the country. The University will honor Dr. Jeffrey Nyman by naming the Emergency Service at TEI, The Jeffrey S. Nyman, OD Emergency Service Suite.
For nearly 35 years, Dr. Neal Nyman served as the chief of Primary Care Module Four in the former TEI and then as chief of Primary Care Suite Three in the renovated facility. The team room represents a teaching space within the primary care suites where clinical mentor-mentee relationships flourish and where he impacted his students and residents with his quietly competent and compassionate teaching style. The University will recognize Dr. Neal Nyman’s decades of service by dedicating the team room, located in TEI’s Primary Care Suite Three, in his honor.
It is for these reasons and so many more that Salus University has chosen to honor them. Please join the PCO/Salus community in saying thank you to these exceptional clinical educators by making a meaningful gift toward our goal of $100,000. All proceeds will be used to create a scholarship for PCO/Salus students with input from both Drs. Nyman and the Dean’s office.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NYMAN BROTHERS’ PCO JOURNEY, PLEASE READ MORE AT SALUS.EDU/NYMAN MELISSA TREGO, OD ’04, DEAN OF PCO
Their cutting-edge “ techniques in the clinic, the way they push students and the way they embrace patient care is second to none.”
Dr. Neal Nyman really focused on having the patient be central to the exam. He made sure you were able to provide the patient with information that they needed and you were able to create a relationship and trust with that patient.”
DR. MICHAEL H. MITTELMAN
I understand the “ challenges of effective clinical mentorship that Jeff Nyman made look effortless. Jeff’s influence has been foundational for those of us that have continued in clinical training of students and residents.”
