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Email: WGMPhD@aol.com
Address: 2450 Lull Water Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28306
Phone: 910-818-1146
Dr. McDonald is CEO of McDonald and Associates, LLC, and Professor and Chair, Department of Health Administration, School of Health Sciences, Methodist University. He is a Licensed Optician in the State of North Carolina, and serves as a consultant to a number of ophthalmic and general health care organizations in the areas of staff development and training, practice management and specialty contact lenses. His academic background includes undergraduate degrees in Opticianry and Management. He owned a professional optical firm for over 20 years, and served as President of the NC Opticians Association and The Southeastern Society of Dispensing Opticians. He holds graduate degrees in Health Care Management, and Education and the Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences. He is a member of the Class of 2005, Institute for Management and Leadership, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. He holds a number of professional certifications, including the prestigious Master of Ophthalmic Optics, and Advanced Certification in Contact Lenses from the National Contact Lens Examiners. Dr. McDonald is a founding member of the Society to Advance Opticianry.
Additional faculty appointments include Walden University College of Health Sciences, Logan University, Doctoral Program in Health Professions Education, and Visiting Professor, Southern Illinois University.
Dr. McDonald is a noted speaker at professional meetings both nationally and internationally and regularly writes for a number of ophthalmic journals. Professional memberships include the North Carolina Opticians Association, Opticians Association of America, the National Academy of Opticianry, the Contact Lens Society of America, and the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists. He is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Sandhills Healthcare Executives Forum.
A complete curriculum vitae is available upon request. Current lecture topics/courses include:
Contact Lenses
1. Contact Lens Update: New Materials and New Challanges
2. Basic and Advanced RGP Fitting
3. Basic and Advanced Soft Lens Fitting
4. Presbyopic Correction and Contact Lenses
5. Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT)
6. NCLE Review
7. Most Advanced Certification Preparatory Courses
Refraction
1. Understanding Refraction
2. Basic Refraction Procedures
3. Retinoscopy
4. Subjective Refraction Techniques
5. Objective Techniques in Refraction
6. Refraction Workshop
7. 100-Hour Refraction Program
Optical Dispensing
1. Basic Optical Mathematics
2. Working With the Un-even Rx
3. Troubleshooting the Difficult Rx
4. Frame Adjustment Workshop
5. ABO Review
6. Most Advanced Certification Preparatory Courses
Anatomy and Physiology
1. Basic A & P
2. Myopia and Other Ametropias
3. Advanced Topics in A & P
4. Contact Lens Considerations
5. Presbyopia and Its Correction
6. Most Advanced Certification Preparatory Courses
Management
1. Marketing Health Services
2. Effective Strategic Planning
3. Human Resource Management
4. Conflict Management and Resolution
5. Keeping the Monkey Off Your Back
6. Management for the Professional
7. Applied Ethics
These are current courses, but there are many additional courses available. Please contact me with your educational needs and we can design a specific program for your organization.
Email: WGMPhD@aol.com
Address: 2450 Lull Water Drive
Fayetteville, NC 28306
Phone: 910-818-1146
Dr. McDonald is CEO of McDonald and Associates, LLC, and Professor and Chair, Department of Health Administration, School of Health Sciences, Methodist University. He is a Licensed Optician in the State of North Carolina, and serves as a consultant to a number of ophthalmic and general health care organizations in the areas of staff development and training, practice management and specialty contact lenses. His academic background includes undergraduate degrees in Opticianry and Management. He owned a professional optical firm for over 20 years, and served as President of the NC Opticians Association and The Southeastern Society of Dispensing Opticians. He holds graduate degrees in Health Care Management, and Education and the Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences. He is a member of the Class of 2005, Institute for Management and Leadership, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. He holds a number of professional certifications, including the prestigious Master of Ophthalmic Optics, and Advanced Certification in Contact Lenses from the National Contact Lens Examiners. Dr. McDonald is a founding member of the Society to Advance Opticianry.
Additional faculty appointments include Walden University College of Health Sciences, Logan University, Doctoral Program in Health Professions Education, and Visiting Professor, Southern Illinois University.
Dr. McDonald is a noted speaker at professional meetings both nationally and internationally and regularly writes for a number of ophthalmic journals. Professional memberships include the North Carolina Opticians Association, Opticians Association of America, the National Academy of Opticianry, the Contact Lens Society of America, and the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists. He is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Sandhills Healthcare Executives Forum.
A complete curriculum vitae is available upon request. Current lecture topics/courses include:
Contact Lenses
1. Contact Lens Update: New Materials and New Challanges
2. Basic and Advanced RGP Fitting
3. Basic and Advanced Soft Lens Fitting
4. Presbyopic Correction and Contact Lenses
5. Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT)
6. NCLE Review
7. Most Advanced Certification Preparatory Courses
Refraction
1. Understanding Refraction
2. Basic Refraction Procedures
3. Retinoscopy
4. Subjective Refraction Techniques
5. Objective Techniques in Refraction
6. Refraction Workshop
7. 100-Hour Refraction Program
Optical Dispensing
1. Basic Optical Mathematics
2. Working With the Un-even Rx
3. Troubleshooting the Difficult Rx
4. Frame Adjustment Workshop
5. ABO Review
6. Most Advanced Certification Preparatory Courses
Anatomy and Physiology
1. Basic A & P
2. Myopia and Other Ametropias
3. Advanced Topics in A & P
4. Contact Lens Considerations
5. Presbyopia and Its Correction
6. Most Advanced Certification Preparatory Courses
Management
1. Marketing Health Services
2. Effective Strategic Planning
3. Human Resource Management
4. Conflict Management and Resolution
5. Keeping the Monkey Off Your Back
6. Management for the Professional
7. Applied Ethics
These are current courses, but there are many additional courses available. Please contact me with your educational needs and we can design a specific program for your organization.
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