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60 Minute Seminar
Educational Programs, Workshops, Seminars, New Idea Session, and Small Group Discussions
Steven Patterson, B.Sc., D.D.S., M.P.H.
University of Alberta School of Dentistry
Colleen Starchuk, MA
University of Alberta School of Dentistry
Sharon Compton, PhD, RDH
University of Alberta School of Dentistry
This session describes a journey of curriculum renewal to transform our dental education program. Key to this process was interprofessional collaboration with experts from the Faculty of Education and designing a curriculum development model that emphasizes relationship building, deliberation and negotiation, with clear step-by-step processes. Integral to guiding our five-year path was the establishment, through this model, of overarching guiding principles and use of collaboration and consensus-building to enable change management. This seminar will illustrate the collaborative spirit established in our curriculum renewal journey and provide participants with tips and lessons learned to apply in their own curriculum change processes.