optometrist

Jimmy H. Elam, OD, EdD, FAAO

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Germantown, TN 38139

Home: 901-***-****

Cell: 901-***-****

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February 10, 2020

Clinical Experience Non-Academic

Eye Care For You: Memphis, TN. August 2012-August 5, 2019

Vision Works, Memphis TN, August 2012-Feb 2017

Marion Eye Center, Poplar Bluff MO, August 2011-August 2012

Private Practice, Wal-Mart Vision Center, Poplar Bluff, MO, August 2007-August 2011

Omni Eye Services, Memphis, TN, consultative eye care, May-August, 2008 (Omni in Memphis closed in August 2008)

Meyer Eye Group, Germantown, TN, low vision practitioner retinal practice, January 2007-January 2008

Group Health Plan, St. Louis, MO, optometrist staff-model HMO, 1990-1992

Solo Private Practice, St. Ann, MO, owner and proprietor single-doctor office, 1974-1990

St. Louis County Hospital Eye Clinic, Clayton, MO, hospital ambulatory eye clinic optometrist, 1972-1979

Vision Associates, St. Louis, MO, group private practice, multi-doctor and multi-site practice, 1972-74

Clinical Experience Academic

Southern College of Optometry

Low Vision Rehabilitation, Clinical Faculty, 1992-2006

Nursing Home Service Clinical Faculty Member, 1994-2006

Primary Care Service, Clinical Faculty Member, 1994-2006

Optometric Consultant and Faculty Facilitator, Kings Daughters and Sons Home, Memphis, TN, 2001-2006

Optometric Consultant and Faculty Facilitator, Parkway Health Care Center, Memphis, TN, 1997-2006

Optometric Consultant and Faculty Facilitator, Wesley Highland Health Center, Memphis, TN, 1996-2006

Optometric Consultant and Faculty Facilitator, Overton Park Health Care Center, Memphis, TN, 1994-2006

Optometric Consultant, Veterans Administration Health Center, Memphis, TN, 1995-2006

Optometric Consultant and Faculty Facilitator, Shelby County Health Care Center, Memphis, TN, 2000-2001

Optometric Consultant and Faculty Facilitator, Rosewood Manor Health Care Center, Memphis, TN, 1994-2000

University of Missouri-St. Louis, School of Optometry

Primary Care and External Clinics Faculty Member, first clinical faculty member hired at new school of optometry, 1980-1990

Faculty Facilitator, New Life Evangelic Center Eye Clinic, St. Louis, MO, 1986-1990

Optometric Consultant and Faculty Facilitator, Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Center, St. Louis, MO, 1984-1990

Optometric Consultant and Faculty Facilitator, Castle Park Manor Health Care Center, St. Louis, MO, 1983-1984

Education

Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, MO

Associate Degree, A.A., Pre-Medicine

June 1968

Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN

Doctor of Optometry, O.D.

June 1972

University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Master of Science, M.S., Biology

Thesis: Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Damage From Collagen Compression

Thesis Chair: Dr. Robert Bolla

August 1985

The University of Memphis, Memphis TN

Doctor of Education, Ed.D., Higher and Adult Education

Dissertation: Critical Thinking Skills and Disposition of First-Year and Third-Year Optometry Students

Doctoral Committee Chair: Dr. Patricia Murrell, Director, Center for the Study of Higher Education

May 2001

Professional Memberships and Activities

American Optometric Association, Forty-Year Member, 1968-Present, Public Health Task Force Committee Member, 1981-1984

Low Vision Section, American Optometric Association, 1993-Present

American Academy of Optometry, Fellow, 1978-Present

Tennessee Optometric Association, 1992-Present

Missouri Optometric Association, 1968-1992, 2008, Ethics Committee Member, 1976-77

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 1992-1996

St. Louis Optometric Society, 1968-1992, President 1977-78

American Public Health Association, 1974-1992, 2006---Present

Missouri Optometric Foundation, 1985-1992

St. Louis Health Systems Agency, General Assembly Member, 1976-1980

Optometric Center of St. Louis (Currently Univ. MO-St. Louis, University Optometric Center), 1972-1979, Board President, 1975-1977

St. Louis Project Head Start, Vision Coordinator, 1973-1977

Association for the Study of Higher Education, 2000-Present

American Educational Research Association, 1998-Present

American Association for Higher Education, 1996-2002

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Life Member, 2001-Present

Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society, 2000-Present

The University of Memphis Foundation, Life Member, 2001-Present

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, 1999-2006

Assistant Professor, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, 1992-1999

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis, School of Optometry, St. Louis, MO, 1984-1990

Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis, School of Optometry, St. Louis, MO, 1980-1984

Adjunct Professor, Southern College of Optometry, clinical preceptor of students at Optometric Center of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, and St. Louis County Hospital, Clayton, MO, 1975-1978

Administrative and Leadership Positions

Director, External Clinics and Services, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, 2005-2006

Director, Nursing Home Program, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, 1996-2005

Chair, Assessment, Evaluation, and Competency Subcommittee, Curriculum Committee, Southern College of Optometry, 2003-2004

Chair, Institutional Review Board/Research Committee, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, 1996-2002

Chair, Critical Thinking/Lifelong Learning Subcommittee, Strategic Planning Committee, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, 1996-1997

Chair, College Image Subcommittee, Educational Technology Subcommittee, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, 1996-1997

Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, 1994-1996

Board Member, Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Memphis, TN, 1994-1999

Board Member, First Church of Religious Science, St. Louis, 1989-1990

Owner and Operator of Private Optometric Practice, St. Ann, MO, 1974-1990

President, Board of Directors, Optometric Center of St. Louis, (A non-profit optometric clinic now part of the University of Missouri-St. Louis), St. Louis, MO, 1974-1976

President, Optometric Society of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 1976-1977

Academic Committee Appointments

Southern College of Optometry

Clinical Programs Committee, 2001-2006

Curriculum Committee, Member 2002-Present, Chair Assessment, Evaluation, and Competency Sub-Committee 2003-2004

Institutional Review Board/Research, Member 1995-Present, Secretary 1995-96, Chair 1996-2002

Problem-Based Learning Subcommittee, Curriculum Committee, 2001-2003

Compliance Committee, SACS Reaccredidation, 2000-2001

Data Analysis Committee, SACS Reaccredidation, 2000-2001

Clinic Council, 1996-2001

Clinical Privileges Committee, 2000- 2006

Strategic Planning Committee; Critical Thinking/Lifelong Learning Subcommittee Chair, Educational Technology Subcommittee, College Image Subcommittee, 1996-1997

Self-Study Committee, 1996-97

Faculty Development Committee, Chair 1995-1998

Faculty Affairs Committee, Chair 1993-1995

Publications

Competency-Based Optometric Education. Optometry. (2004) Feb;75(2):75-8.

Optometry Students’ Attitudes About Nursing Home Clinical Rotations, (2003). Optometric Education.

Assessment of Critical Thinking Skills and Disposition of Optometry Students. (2002). Optometric Education, 28, 11-15

Use of Information Technology in Optometric Education. (1999). Optometric Education, 24, 47-51

Predicting Magnification Power for Low Vision Rehabilitation. (1997). Journal of the American Optometric Association, 68, 31-37

Faculty Development Programs for Optometric Educators. (1996). Optometric Education, 21, 114-116

Transient Visual Anomalies Associated With Treatment for Spastic Colon, Co-author. (1986). Journal of the American Optometric Association, 57:604-606

Design Software to Match Practice Needs. (1986). Professional Enhancement Strategies. American Optometric Association

Optometric Care of Nursing Home Patients. (1986). Co-author, American Optometric Association

Head Start on Vision Care. (1975). Missouri Optometrist, June

Presentations

American Academy of Optometry, Scientific Section: "Assessment Of Critical Thinking Skills And Disposition Of Optometry Students," Philadelphia, PA, December 2001

American Academy of Optometry, Scientific Section: "Visionet Online," Philadelphia, PA, December 2001

American Academy of Optometry, Scientific Section: “Incidence and Etiology of Low Vision in a Nursing Home Setting” San Antonio, TX, 1997

American Academy of Optometry, Ellerbrock Continuing Education: “Optometric Practice in Long-Term Health Care Facilities: A Guide for Full-Time or Part-Time Practice,” New Orleans, LA, 1995

North West Tennessee Optometric Society, Continuing Education: “Optometric Practice in Long-Tern Health Care Facilities: A Guide for Full-Time or Part-Time Practice,” Jackson, TN, January, 1996

American Academy of Optometry, Scientific Section: “Quantification of Visual Improvement for Altitudinal Hemianopsia With Fresnel Prisms,” Boston, 1993

Tennessee Optometric Association, Continuing Education: “Medicare Cataract Guidelines,” Memphis, 1993

National Project Head Start, “Getting a Head Start on Vision,” Dallas, 1980

Grants, Honors, and Awards

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Life Member Induction, The University of Memphis, Chapter 121, 2001

Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society Member Induction, The University of Memphis, 2000

H. W. Durham Foundation Grant, Eye Equipment for Examination and Treatment of Nursing Home Residents, Memphis, TN, 1999

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry/CIBA Total Quality Management Grant, Faculty Mentoring, 1997

Low Vision Grant, Heart of America Contact Lens Society, 1994

Honorary Founder School of Optometry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1983

Intra-Department Grant University of Missouri-St. Louis, Biology Department, 1981

Ruth Langley Memorial Scholarship, Missouri Optometric Association, 1968

Educational Grant, Scottish Rite Foundation, St. Louis, 1968

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