Association of Practice Management Educators


APME Mission Statement



APME is the sole association supporting and representing educators of optometric economics and practice. The mission of APME is to provide and advance knowledge of practice management in optometry.



To achieve this mission, APME is dedicated to fulfillment of the following purposes:

• Improve the effectiveness, cohesiveness, and espirit de corps of the optometry practice management educators

• Enhance practice management education by providing a forum for discussion of ideas

• Contribute to the improvement of optometric economics and practice education in the schools through policy study and recommendation

• Promote and undertake research related to optometric practice to create new information

• Advance the consideration of ethical issues in all aspects of the optometric profession

• Develop and maintain a uniform textbook to be used by practice management educators at all schools and colleges of optometry

• Represent practice management educators to the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry and other national professional organizations