A New Model of Dental A New Model of Dental EducationEducation

Santa Fe Group Planning Santa Fe Group Planning ConferenceConference

James F. Galbally, Jr.James F. Galbally, Jr.

August 29, 2004August 29, 2004

The VisionThe Vision

An educational experience where An educational experience where didactic, preclinical and clinical didactic, preclinical and clinical experiences are integrated from day 1;experiences are integrated from day 1;

Education in the community from day Education in the community from day 1;1;

Leveraging the expertise of the best Leveraging the expertise of the best and brightest faculty and distributing and brightest faculty and distributing their knowledge using state-of-the-art their knowledge using state-of-the-art technology;technology;

The Vision (cont.)The Vision (cont.)

Exploiting simulation and virtual reality Exploiting simulation and virtual reality and ‘just in time’ learning experiencesand ‘just in time’ learning experiences

Attracting students as ‘social Attracting students as ‘social entrepreneurs’;entrepreneurs’;

A three year programA three year program CREATING AN EDUCATION DELIVERY CREATING AN EDUCATION DELIVERY

SYSTEM THAT IS SCALABLE AND SYSTEM THAT IS SCALABLE AND MARKET SENSITIVE MARKET SENSITIVE

The Distributed Model of The Distributed Model of Dental EducationDental Education

Didactic Didactic CurriculumCurriculum

Story-Centered curriculumStory-Centered curriculum Technology mediated Technology mediated

instructioninstruction Learning by doing and problem Learning by doing and problem

solvingsolving Learning and assessment linkedLearning and assessment linked

Preclinical Preclinical EducationEducation

Proximate learningProximate learning Shorten and redefineShorten and redefine Simulation, virtual reality, and Simulation, virtual reality, and

hapticshaptics Just-in-time learning Just-in-time learning

experiences prior to specific experiences prior to specific clinical situationsclinical situations

Community Based Community Based Clinical EducationClinical Education

Clinical learning in a variety of Clinical learning in a variety of community based sitescommunity based sites

Education of dentists as generalistsEducation of dentists as generalists Community based medical schoolsCommunity based medical schools Pennsylvania Experiment and RWJ Pennsylvania Experiment and RWJ

Experiences Experiences

Phase 2 Proposal to NLM: Phase 2 Proposal to NLM: Program DevelopmentProgram Development

Mapping virtual dental Mapping virtual dental curriculumcurriculum

Develop and demonstrate Develop and demonstrate prototypeprototype

Cost assessmentCost assessment

Renewal and Renewal and Transformational ChangeTransformational Change