Teaching and Clinical Assisting Methods II. 3 Credit Hours

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The purpose of Teaching and Clinical Assisting II is to develop the students teaching and clinical patient management skills. This course will focus on patient management and successful functioning within the clinical environment. 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 this course is intended to develop the students 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.