Teaching and Clinical Assisting Methods l. 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to develop the students teaching and clinical patient management skills. TCAM I will focus on teaching. After training in basic teaching strategies including practice teaching exercises, development of course plans, and observation of exemplary instructors, each student creates and conducts a set of lectures and seminars for pre-doctoral dental students. Students receive feedback on their teaching methods from participating dental students and receive a rubric-guided evaluation by faculty observers. The clinical component of TCAM is intended to develop the student's skills in clinical patient management under the mentorship of clinical faculty. Students will assist faculty mentors and graduate residents in the UTHSA-SOD Faculty Practice and Graduate Clinics to learn patient assessment and management skills and assist during patient care. Students will also participate in other clinical practices such as diagnosis, treatment planning, and select procedures.