Caroline Marhefka
Medford,ME
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Professor
New England College of Optometry
07.2024 - Current
- Facilitate academic and community collaborations to increase healthcare access to community health institutions
- Perform research to serve as basis for academic writing for publication
- Assist professors by adapting lectures in various pediatric courses
Pediatric Optometry Resident
New England College of Optometry
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Evaluate and manage pediatric patients in multiple clinical settings including academic medical centers, hospitals, vision rehabilitation centers, and community health centers
- Treat patients in various pediatric specialties including strabismus and amblyopia, low vision, community health, vision therapy, and binocular vision disorders
- Plan, execute, and complete a research project focusing on the advancement of pediatric optometry
Optometric Intern
Optometric Center for Family Vision Care and Vision Therapy
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Private practice specializing in pediatric eye care and vision rehabilitation
- Specialized eye exams in pediatrics, myopia control, strabismus, amblyopia, binocular vision disorders, vision therapy, and traumatic brain injury management.
Optometric Intern
Ketchum Health
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Executed eye exams in a variety of specialties including primary care, pediatric optometry, vision therapy, special populations, contact lenses, and low vision
- Advanced skills practicing pediatric optometry at the Boy's and Girl's Club by focusing on strabismus and amblyopia diagnosis and management.
Optometric Intern
VA Southeast Tucson CBOC
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Conducted eye exams focusing on primary care, ocular disease, and low vision
- Tracked glaucoma progression and determined treatment plans by utilizing clinical evaluations, OCT scans, and visual fields.
Optometric Intern
Phoenix Indian Medical Center
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Enhanced exam efficiency and adaptability by working with pediatric patients
- Gained experience prescribing spectacle correction to patients with high astigmatism at the pediatric clinic.
Education
Doctor of Optometry, O.D. -
Southern California College of Optometry At Marshall B. Ketchum University
Fullerton, CA05.2023
Bachelor of Biological Sciences, B.S. -
Clemson University
Clemson, SC12.2018
Skills
- Laboratory and Clinical Research
- Experience with Compulink, Epic, Power Chart, Crystal, and CPRS
- Experience with Optos, Avanti, Cirrus, Zeiss, and Topcon
- Class Instruction
Leadership Experience
- SCCO Class of 2023, Secretary, Southern California College of Optometry, 09/2019 - 05/2022
- Beta Sigma Kappa, Tutor, Southern California College of Optometry, 08/2020 - 08/2022
- SCCO, Teacher's Assistant, Southern California College of Optometry, 08/2020 - 05/2022
- SCCO, Peer Advisor Coordinator, Southern California College of Optometry, 06/2020 - 06/2022
- MBKU Lions Club, President, 07/2020 - 06/2021
Honors and Awards
- COVD Excellence in Vision Therapy Award, 05/2023
- Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, 01/2020 - 05/2023
- California Optometric Council Achievement Scholarship Award, 11/2022
- Dr. Herbert McCracken Dixon Memorial Scholarship Award, 11/2022
- Sheryl Potter Scholarship Award, 11/2022
- Dr. Jeffrey Garcia Scholarship Award, 11/2021
- Dr. Homer A. Nelson Memorial Scholarship Award, 11/2021
- Blake Family Scholarship Award, 11/2020
Research
- New England College of Optometry Pediatric Residency Research Project: Keratoconus Screening Referral Criteria in Pediatric Patients using the Topcon CA-800 Corneal Analyzer, New England College of Optometry, 07/2023 - 06/2024
- Microbes All Around Us Creative Inquiry Laboratory Research, Clemson University, 08/2017 - 12/2018
Affiliations
- American Optometric Association (AOA)
- Massachusetts Society of Optometrists (MSO)
- Optometric Vision Development & Rehabilitation Association (OVDRA)
- American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
Community Involvement
- SVOSH, Volunteer, Fullerton, CA 07/2020 - 07/2022
- MBKU Lions Club, Volunteer, Fullerton, CA 07/2020 - 07/2022
- Phoenix Children's Project, Volunteer, Phoenix, AZ, 07/2022
Timeline
Assistant Professor
New England College of Optometry
07.2024 - Current
Pediatric Optometry Resident
New England College of Optometry
07.2023 - 06.2024
Optometric Intern
Optometric Center for Family Vision Care and Vision Therapy
02.2023 - 05.2023
Optometric Intern
Ketchum Health
11.2022 - 02.2023
Optometric Intern
VA Southeast Tucson CBOC
08.2022 - 11.2022
Optometric Intern
Phoenix Indian Medical Center
05.2022 - 08.2022
Doctor of Optometry, O.D. -
Southern California College of Optometry At Marshall B. Ketchum University
Bachelor of Biological Sciences, B.S. -
Clemson University
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