Doctor of Optometry

John L. Baker, O.D., M.S.Ed.

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EDUCATION

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY DeKalb, Illinois

Master of Science in Education August 1999

Curriculum and Supervision

EYE INSTITUTE, PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Primary Care Residency Certificate July 1985

PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Doctor of Optometry May 1984

• Recognition for Clinical Excellence

• Beta Sigma Kappa

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY Binghamton, New York

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry May 1979

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Binghamton University Foundation Award for Academic Excellence

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY @ SALUS UNIVERSITY Elkins Park, PA

Associate Professor August 2011-present

Associate Dean, Scholars Program

• Develop curriculum map for an accelerated optometry degree program geared toward high achieving students.

• Develop the optometry skills curriculum for the program.

• Supervise the development of the other curricular elements associated with the program.

• With the Admission Office, develop the material to recruit students and market the new Program.

• Implement a new interview strategy for recruiting students; the Multiple Mini-Interview.

• Develop the Academic Policy for the Program.

ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY Chicago, IL

Associate Professor August 1985 – July 2011

Attending Optometrist, Illinois Eye Institute August 1985 – July 2011

• Licensed OD in IL and PA; DPA, TPA and oral medication certified.

• Provided patient care while supervising second, third and fourth year students in the Primary Care Suites of the Illinois Eye Institute.

• Diagnosed and managed complex patient problems in a large urban multidisciplinary eye care center.

• High prevalence of refractive conditions, ocular diseases and systemic medical problems with ocular complications.

• Extensive experience interpreting Humphrey Visual Fields, OCT, HRT, GDx, pachymetry, and laboratory results.

• Co-managed pre- and post-operative cataract patients as well as patients with advanced glaucoma in need of laser or surgical intervention.

Chairperson for Clinical Education 1996-2009

• Supervised twenty-one academic courses (eleven with laboratories) which develop students’ clinical skills in the areas of primary care and specialty eye care during the three years of the didactic curriculum.

• Supervised the assessment methods used by faculty members to evaluate students’ clinical competence.

• Developed and coordinated the student remediation process in the area of primary care clinical skills and assessed students’ readiness for continued progress in the clinical skills program. Recruited clinical tutors and supervised the clinical skills tutorial program.

• Solely responsible for the assessment of student performance at the conclusion of remediation programs.

• Contributed to the Institutional self-study and participated in the accreditation process for North Central Association of Colleges and the Council on Optometric Education.

• Developed, implemented, supervised and worked within the Clinical Honor’s Program that provided direct patient care experiences for second year students within the Illinois Eye Institute.

Director of Clinical Residencies 1995-1996

• Supervised the Clinical Residency programs at, and affiliated with, the Illinois College of Optometry

• Along with the Residency Coordinator developed a new residency program in the area of Pediatric/Binocular Vision. Supervised the development of the self-study and worked with the Coordinator to achieve accredited status for the program.

• Coordinated and supervised the educational component of the Residency Program through the Faculty Conference and Residency Grand Rounds.

• Working with the Program Coordinators supervised the Residents’ evaluation process and coordinated the evaluation process of the Residency Programs.

Coordinator, Primary Care Residency Program 1987-1995

• Developed and supervised the Primary Care Residency program, the first accredited Residency Program at the Illinois College of Optometry.

• Developed the educational components of the program; weekly conferences, monthly journal clubs, teaching methods seminar, monthly student presentations, and quarterly grand rounds.

• Coordinated the interview process and selection process for the Residents.

• Coordinated the evaluation process of the residents, the program, and the faculty.

• Developed the self-study and coordinated the site-visit for the program’s initial accreditation and developed and submitted the yearly reports to the ACOE following accreditation of the program.

Coordinator, Optometric Science Curriculum 1994-1996

• Supervised the five optometric methods courses with laboratories within the Department of Clinical Education.

• Reviewed and modified the optometric science curriculum that resulted in the change from five four-hour laboratory sections to six two-hour laboratory sections.

• Implemented case-based discussion groups to enhance problem-solving skills.

• Coordinated the activities of course coordinators to provide consistency of academic policy, teaching methodologies, and student assessment within the course sequence.

• Worked with individual course instructors to develop the laboratory manuals that continue to serve as the basis of the current curriculum.

• Assisted faculty members to develop alternative course delivery teaching formats.

• Developed capital budget items for equipment replacement within the optometry skills teaching laboratory.

• With individual course coordinators developed objectives-based assessment techniques to assess students’ clinical competence prior to students beginning direct patient care within the Illinois Eye Institute.

Chief, Primary Care Module A 1985-1994

• With four other Primary Care Module Chiefs coordinated the activities and developed the academic policies for the Primary Care Service of the Illinois Eye Institute including the implementation and usage of diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical agents.

• Supervised the patient care delivered by the two full-time faculty members, 2-3 part-time faculty members, and the Primary Care Resident who worked within Primary Care Module A.

• Supervised the clinical training of forty third and fourth year students.

• Coordinated and participated in the weekly hour-long Module Conferences held separately for third and fourth year students focusing on topics related to detection and management of eye disease.

• Developed and supervised patient care quality assurance process for Primary Care Module A.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Coordinator, Optometry 1.2 (CLE 162.3) 1994-2011

• Sole course instructor and laboratory coordinator for the optometric methods course that presents the essential optometric skills;

Keratometry retinoscopy monocular subjective refraction accommodation balance duochrome test.

• Developed an instructional DVD to augment the delivery of the laboratory techniques portion of the course.

• Laboratory instructor in the six two-hour laboratory sections; supervise the teaching activities of three other laboratory instructors and nine laboratory teaching assistants.

• Reassess performance of those students who do not achieve the competency-based objectives of the clinical skills portion of the course and coordinate the remediation process for those students who are unsuccessful a second time.

Coordinator, Optometry 1 (CLE 162.1) 2004-2009

• Coordinated the activities and co-taught an introductory course in Optometry

History of Optometry professionalism components of an optometric examination

• Supervised the initial patient care experiences of first year students and reviewed course assignments related to their observational experiences.

Coordinator, Ocular Disease (BHS 352.1) 1989-1993

• Coordinated the activities and co-taught one course in the Ocular Disease sequence.

• Lectured topics included:

Anterior uveitis secondary open angle glaucoma primary angle closure glaucoma secondary angle closure glaucoma fungal keratitis, atopic eye disease.

Laboratory Instructor 1987-2011

• CLE 162.2 Optometric Methods

Case history entrance testing lensometry retinoscopy direct ophthalmoscopy

• CLE 262.1 Optometric Methods

Phoria testing vergence testing accommodation testing

• CLE 262.2 Optometric Methods

Biomicroscopy Tonometry Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy Biomicroscopic Indirect Ophthalmoscopy Gonioscopy

ADDITIONAL COLLEGE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

Faculty Council Executive Committee 2010-2011

Vice-Chair

Faculty Development Committee 2009-2010

1996-1999

Faculty Promotion Committee 2009-2011

Faculty Grievance Committee 2009-2011

Student Promotion Committee 1999-2010

Chair

• Major accomplishments devised strategies to decrease student attrition and developed innovative plans to increase student retention identified correlation between ICO academic performance and NBEO success

Strategic Plan Team/Implementation Team 2006-2007

• Major accomplishment developed portions of the Academic section of the strategic plan highlighting ICO’s strength as clinical training program with emphasis on clinical teaching and learning

Curriculum Committee 1998-2005

Chair

• Major accomplishment development and implementation of elective courses curriculum review identifying congruence with NBEO content guide recommendations for curriculum revisions based on this review

Pediatric/Binocular Vision Clinical Grading Working Group 2004-2005

Associate Dean Search Committee 1999

Chair/Faculty Committee

Faculty Representative to the President’s Advisory Council 1997

Working Group 1994

Clinic Performance Objectives

Working Group 1993

Chair/ Binocular Vision Curriculum Review

Working Group 1992

Chair/Optometric Science Curriculum Review

Working Group 1990

Chair/Clinical Evaluation Review

Working Group 1988

Ocular Disease Curriculum Review

Admission Committee 1987-1996

Student Promotion Committee 1985-1996

ADDITIONAL SERVICE

American Optometric Association

Illinois Optometric Association

Consultant, Pennsylvania College of Optometry @ Salus University 2010-2011

Scholar’s Program

Development Team for Three Year Doctor of Optometry Degree

Optometric Education 1999-2011

Member, Editorial Board

ASCO Summer Institute for Faculty Development 2007

Facilitator and Mentor

ASCO 2005-2008

Clinical Affairs Committee

Council for International Exchange of Scholars and the Fulbright Program for Faculty and Professionals 2005-2007

Award application review/Optometry specialization

Council on Optometric Education 1998-present

Consultant

Residency Program Site Visitor

Team Chair

National Board of Examiners in Optometry 1998-present

Clinical Examiner

Senior Examiner

Assistant Chief Examiner

Remote Examiner

Benjamin School District #25 1998-2001

Member/Board of Education

AWARDS

Teacher of the Year 2010

Class of 2013

Teacher of the Year 2009

Class of 2012

Teacher of the Year 2008

Class of 2011

Golden Apple Award 2001

Class of 2001

Golden Apple Award 1999

Class of 1999

Teacher of the Year 1999

Class of 2000

Teacher of the Year 1999

Class of 2001

Golden Apple Award 1998

Class of 1998

Teacher of the Year 1993

Class of 1994

Professionalism Award 1988

Council on Ethics

PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS

Publications

“Center of Learning Office Hours: Making Contact With Students in Academic Difficulty in a Health Professional Program” International Conference for Education, Research and Innovation November 2011, Madrid Spain (Virtual Presentation)

“Use of Student Evaluations of Faculty Members in U.S. Optometry Schools,” Optometric Education 2000, 26: 9-14, 29.

“Substance Abuse,” In: Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases, Ed: B.H. Blaustein. Churchill Livingston, New York 1994; pg 256-267.

“Retinal Capillary Hemangioma,” Journal of the American Optometric Association 1991, 62: 776-779.

“Treatment: How to Remove a Foreign Body,” Review of Optometry 1988, 125: 77-78/

Posters (AOA)

BRAO with contralateral disc edema in 40-year-old patient; Differential Diagnosis and Medical Management (SECO)

Faculty Perceptions of Student Ratings of Classroom Instruction

Comparison of Student Achievement Using Two Different Laboratory Supervision Strategies

Effect of Guided Practice on Preclinical Proficiency Examination Scores

Acute Retinal Lacquer Cracks

Astrocytic Hamartoma

Macular Involvement in Ocular Histoplasmosis

Retinal Angioma of von Hippel’s Disease

Effects of Refractive Correction and Pupil Size on Automated Perimetric Thresholds

Complications of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions

Terrien’s Peripheral Corneal Degeneration

Neovascular Glaucoma

Continuing Education Presentations

Illinois College of Optometry

Ocular Fungal Infections

Ocular Allergic Conditions

Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Secondary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Anterior Uveitis

Anterior Segment Evaluation (Gonioscopy)

Society of Ophthalmic Medical Assistants of Chicago

Basic Optics

Advanced Optics

Refractometry

Additional

Minnesota Optometric Association; Ocular Emergencies in the Office

Minnesota Optometric Association; Foreign Body Removal Workshop

Saskatchewan Optometric Association; Posterior Pole Fundus Evaluation Techniques

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