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An Interdisciplinary, Team‐Based Design for an Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Course for Postdoctoral Dental Students
Author(s) -
Ramesh Aruna,
Ganguly Rumpa,
Qualters Donna M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2014.78.9.tb05806.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , team based learning , medical education , class (philosophy) , dental education , medicine , psychology , radiology , computer science , artificial intelligence
This article describes the transition of an oral and maxillofacial radiology course from a traditional lecture format to an interactive case‐based, team‐based, interdisciplinary, and intraprofessional learning model in advanced dental education. Forty‐four postdoctoral dental students were enrolled in the course over a twelve‐week period in the fall semester 2012. The class consisted of U.S.‐ and foreign‐trained dentists enrolled in advanced education programs in various dental disciplines. The course faculty preassigned interdisciplinary teams with four or five students in each. The class met once a week for an hour. Ten of the twelve sessions consisted of a team presentation, individual quiz, team quiz, and case discussion. Each member of a team completed peer evaluation of other team members during weeks six and twelve of the course. The final course grade was a composite of individual and team quiz grades, team presentation, and peer evaluation grades. The overall class average was 90.43. Ninety‐five percent of the class (42/44) had total team grades equal to or greater than total individual quiz grades. The objective of creating a new case‐based, team‐based, interdisciplinary, intraprofessional learning model in advanced dental education was achieved, and the initial student perception of the new format was positive.