Stephani Lykins

About Stephani Lykins

I work at the intersection of physicians, clinical education, and healthcare implementation.My focus is helping eye care practices successfully adopt new clinical programs, and care models in real-world settings.My background spans ophthalmic clinical care, staff training, higher education, and enterprise clinical leadership.Current areas of focus include:• Mentorship and early-career support programs• Continuing medical education and clinical skill development• Care delivery model improvement across multi-specialty practices• Physician engagement and enterprise collaborationI frequently work with physicians, administrators, and industry partners to design programs that are practical inside real clinics.I enjoy connecting with others working in clinical education, healthcare innovation, ophthalmology and optometry.

Experience

1. Director, Clinical Innovation

   EyeCare Partners

   Feb 2025 — Present

   Lead clinical innovation and physician engagement efforts across a multi-state network of optometrists and ophthalmologists. My work focuses on improving clinical quality, provider collaboration, and successful adoption of new clinical initiatives in community-based eye care practices.I partner with physicians, clinical leadership, and operational teams to ensure new care approaches, education efforts, and research participation opportunities are practical in real-world clinical environments.Clinical Governance & Physician Leadership• Lead coordination and facilitation of the organization’s Medical Executive Board, a physician leadership group focused on clinical quality and enterprise clinical priorities• Partner with physician leaders across specialties to support alignment and adoption of clinical initiatives• Serve as a bridge between front-line physicians and organizational leadership to ensure initiatives are clinically practical and physician-informed• Support physician-led decision making related to patient care practices and clinical improvement effortsAreas of Focus• Physician engagement and professional development• Clinical education and peer collaboration across providers• Evaluation and adoption of emerging clinical programs and care models• Support of research and evidence-generation opportunities in practice settings• Cross-disciplinary collaboration between optometry and ophthalmology• Organization-wide clinical quality improvement initiativesWork particularly involves translating organizational initiatives into workflows physicians can realistically implement in clinical practice.

Education

• Western Governors University

  Master of Science - MS

• University of Louisville

  Bachelor of Science - BS