Abstract
Throughout the foreseeable future, the organization, administration, and delivery of health services will continue to change in a rapid and perhaps unpredictable manner. The Diplomate Program in Public Health and Environmental Vision is designed to encourage and facilitate the recognition of leaders essential to the future of our profession. This program will help the Academy, and the optometric profession, assume a role of leadership in the design of our country's future health care agenda. The Diplomate Program is a two-year process to recognize those Fellows of the Academy who are dedicated to advancing the field of Public Health and Environmental Vision.