April 4, 2018
Tusculum is anticipating enrolling the first students in the new optometry doctoral program in 2020, pending approval of all certifications and accreditations, according to reporting from the Citizen Tribune.
According to Dr. Andrew Buzzelli, executive vice president of the College of Health Sciences at Tusculum, he and other members of the Tusculum administration are already working on the process to institute a School of Optometry on the Greeneville campus.
Dr. Buzzelli, who joined Tusculum in early January, will lead the efforts to begin several new programs that are currently in the feasibility study stage and will fall under the new College of Health Sciences, including the School of Optometry, a Physician Assistant studies program, as well as Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy programs.