A New Model of Dental Education

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A New Model of Dental Education

• Santa Fe Group Planning Conference
• James F. Galbally, Jr.
• August 29, 2004

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The Vision

• An educational experience where didactic,
  preclinical and clinical experiences are
  integrated from day 1
• Education in the community from day 1
• Leveraging the expertise of the best and
  brightest faculty and distributing their
  knowledge using state-of-the-art technology

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The Vision (cont.)

• Exploiting simulation and virtual reality and
  just in time learning experiences
• Attracting students as social entrepreneurs
• A three year program
• CREATING AN EDUCATION DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT IS
  SCALABLE AND MARKET SENSITIVE

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The Distributed Model of Dental Education
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Didactic Curriculum

• Story-Centered curriculum
• Technology mediated instruction
• Learning by doing and problem solving
• Learning and assessment linked

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Preclinical Education

• Proximate learning
• Shorten and redefine
• Simulation, virtual reality, and haptics
• Just-in-time learning experiences prior to
  specific clinical situations

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Community Based Clinical Education

• Clinical learning in a variety of community based
  sites
• Education of dentists as generalists
• Community based medical schools
• Pennsylvania Experiment and RWJ Experiences

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Phase 2 Proposal to NLM Program Development

• Mapping virtual dental curriculum
• Develop and demonstrate prototype
• Cost assessment

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Renewal and Transformational Change