Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
mvitek@salus.edu
Education:
- OD, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
- BS, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
- Optometric Technician Program, Manor College
Role at Salus:
- Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
- Director, International and Continuing Education
- Director, Advanced Studies and Electives
- Academic Liaison to Professional Studies and International Optometric Programs
- Physiology laboratory instructor
- Clinical medicine laboratory instructor
- Clinical problem solving (CPS) facilitator
Clinical Specialty:
- Clinical teaching and patient care at The Eye Institute, Chestnut Hill satellite clinic
- Clinical teaching and patient care, working with remedial students
- Clinical teaching and patient care in the international Clinical Optometry master’s degree program
- Clinical consultant, teaching and patient care, The Eye Institute and its satellite clinics as needed
Lecture Experience
- Evidence Based Practice Course: An Interprofessional, Team-Based Approach, Salus University: August 2012-present
Ocular Emergencies, Chestnut Hill Family Medicine Residents, April 2015
Salus Time IPE Presentation, Salus University: February 2015
Case Panel Discussion, Salus MSc degree program, Berlin, Germany: December 2013
- Can You Trust Your Antibiotic? New Jersey Academy of Optometry: November 2012
- Introduction to Optometry, Chestnut Hill Family Practice, Philadelphia, PA: August 2012
- Salus University Interdisciplinary Evidence Based Medicine Course, Elkins Park, PA: January 2012-present
- Introduction to Optometry, Chestnut Hill Family Practice, Philadelphia, PA: August 2012
- Orals Credentialing Course: Antifungals, Elkins Park: May 2012
- Case Panel Discussion, Elkins Park: October 2011
- Latest Topicals, Elkins Park: July 2011
- Case Panel Discussion, Poland: April 2011
- Practice Management, Poland: April 2011
- Case Panel Discussion, Spain: April 2011
- Ocular Indications for Oral Antibiotics, New Jersey Academy of Optometry: November 2010
- Case Panel Discussion, Austria: July 2009
- B-Scan Performance and Interpretation, Switzerland: July 2009
- Case Panel Discussion, Norway: June 2008
- Goldmann Tonometry, Israel: January 2008
- Case Panel Discussion, Spain: April 2007
Professional Presentations:
- The Implementation and Assessment of an IPE Interprofessional Educational Initiative at Salus University, manuscript published in Optometric Education, Summer 2015
- Interprofessional Case Writing Retreat: Salus University, Summer/Fall 2015
Developing Mid-Level Leadership in Academia: “Leading From The Middle” at Salus University, University of New Mexico, 2015
- Implementing Interprofessional Education at Salus University: The Evolution of the Evidence Based Practice Course: American Optometric Association, Seattle, June 2015
- The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry to Convene an Interprofessional Education Summit February 2016, National Academies of Practice, April 2015
- Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Patient Care in US Schools and Colleges of Optometry: A Special Report, Optometric Education, March 2015
- Salus Time Presentation on IPE, Salus University, February 2015
- Role of Interprofessional Education in Clinical Education: A Study Using Clinical Problem Solving, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Florida, October, 2014
- Educational Program Strengthens Clinical Proficiencies of Saudi Arabian Optometry Students: A Pilot Project with Salus University and Qassim University, American Academy of Optometry Meeting, Denver, CO, November, 2014
- Current Practices of Interprofessional Education at Schools and Colleges of Optometry in the US, Paper Presentation, American Academy of Optometry Meeting, Denver, CO, November 2014
- Jefferson Medical College Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century: Redefining Education and Practice, Presentation on Salus University IPE Initiatives, October 2014
- Interprofessional Educational Initiatives at Salus University, National Academies of Practice, March 2014
- Family Medicine Residents, Optometry Students, and Faculty Members Engaged in Health Professions Education and Collaborative Patient Care: An Example of a Community-Based Interprofessional Initiative by a Member Institution of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), Institute of Medicine, March 2014
- Interprofessional Education at Schools and Colleges of Optometry in the US: Current Practices and Challenges, AOA Meeting, June 2014
- IPE CPS Pilot Research Project: Spring 2014
- Optometry Updates: Chestnut Hill Community Outreach, Chestnut Hill, PA September 2013
- PCO’s Advanced Placement OD Degree Program: An International Offering for Faculty Members from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, American Academy of Optometry, October 2013
- Family Medicine Residents, Optometry Students, and Faculty Collaborate in Clinical Care at PCO: Interprofessional Education at Salus University, American Academy of Optometry October 2013
- A 53 Year-Old Woman With “Spots On Her Eyes”, Clinical Cases in Optometry, Medscape Optometry, September 2013
- Introduction to Optometry, Chestnut Hill Family Practice, Philadelphia, PA: August 2012
- The Refresher Course for Graduates of the Clinical Masters Degree Program at PCO at Salus University, World Council of Optometry Meeting, June 2012
- Advanced Studies in Contact Lens at PCO at Salus University, American Academy of Optometry, October 2012
- Corneal Erosion: An Atypical Ocular Sarcoidosis Presentation, American Academy of Optometry, October 2012
- Advanced Studies Offerings at PCO at Salus University, World Council of Optometry Meeting, June 2012
- More Choices for Students: The Pathways Initiative at PCO at Salus University. World Council of Optometry Meeting, June 2012
- Injection Techniques Workshop, American Academy of Optometry, October 2011
- Ocular Indications for Oral Antibiotics, New Jersey Academy of Optometry, November 2010
- Oh The Pressure! Optometric and Paraoptometric Continuing Education, Atlantic City: June 2005
Professional Activities/Recognition/Awards:
- Fellow of The American Academy of Optometry
- ASCO Interprofessional Education Committee: June 2013-present
- Salus University Interprofessional Committee: Fall 2012-present
- American Optometric Association: member
- Pennsylvania Optometric Association
- American Optometric Society: member
- Pennsylvania Optometric Association: member
- Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society: member during enrollment at PCO
Professional Certification:
- Pennsylvania license to practice Optometry 1995-present
- CPR certification (current)
- First Aid certification (current)
- ACLS certification (current)
- Duke University: Teaching and Leading EBM: A Workshop for Teachers and Champions of Evidence-Based Medicine, March 2011
- Duke University: Teaching and Leading EBM: A Workshop for Teachers and Champions of Evidence-Based Medicine, March 2012
- Thomas Jefferson University: Interprofessional Education and Care Winter Immersion Program, February 2013
- Duke University, Teaching and Leading EBM: A Workshop for Teachers and Champions of Evidence-Based Medicine, March 2013
- McMaster University: Evidence-Based Practice Workshop, June 2014