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MDOH 6205 - Fixed Prosthodontics Lab
This is the lab for Fixed Prosthodontics.
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MDOH 6300 - Operative Dentistry II
This course is a continuation of the Operative Dentistry (D1) course. This course will expand the student’s knowledge of the theory and techniques of operative dentistry. Students will have the opportunity to combine the theoretical understanding and integration of clinical skills with medical science knowledge, develop properly sequenced treatment plans, develop technical skills in operative dentistry through learning more about intra-coronal preparation and restorations in single teeth, develop clinical judgment, perform self-assessments, and develop their professional conduct, attitude and appearance. The course will provide students the opportunity to apply clinical and professional skills in a simulated practice environment.
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MDOH 6310 - Endodontics I
This beginning course will focus on the anatomy of the root canal system and an introduction to the etiology and pathology of pulpal and periapical diseases. Procedural topics will include endodontic access, cleaning, shaping, and obturation of the root canal system. A variety of approaches based upon a common foundation leading to the same result will be covered. Additional content regarding endodontics will be provided in the Endodontics II course in the spring term.
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MDOH 6320 - Removable Prosthodontics: Complete Dentures
In this course students will learn and apply the clinical and laboratory skills necessary to create high quality complete dentures as well as nomenclature and concepts relevant to complete denture fabrications.
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MDOH 6325 - Removable Prosthodontics: Complete Dentures Lab
This is the lab for Removable Prosthodontics: Complete Dentures.
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MDOH 6400 - Clinical Concepts II
Students will have initial experiences working in the clinical setting providing a variety of diagnostic and preventive procedures on each other while learning to operate and maintain the clinic equipment and instrumentation.
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MDOH 6410 - Introduction to Dental Radiography
This course provides an overview of dental radiology principles and techniques. Topics include x-ray production, radiation biology and safety, exposure techniques, film processing and mounting, radiographic interpretation, identification of anatomical structures and patient management. The student will practice skills in a supervised simulation laboratory using teaching manikins to produce dental radiographic images as well as the placement of imaging receptors on student partners.
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MDOH 6550 - Primary Care Evaluation and Diagnostics for the Dentist
This course is designed to provide basic preventative primary care education to dental students in order to improve the management and detection of chronic disease, as well as expanding their physical exam skills and diagnostic capabilities. This will be accomplished through 10 weekly modules to be completed online and 4 labs to be held after 5PM. The course will culminate with a standardized patient encounter which will allow students to apply what they have learned.
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MDOH 6600 - Dental Anesthesia
This course covers concepts and techniques related to the administration of local anesthetic agents and nitrous oxide. Course content includes a comprehensive review of pharmacologic agents used to obtain topical and local anesthesia, and nitrous oxide-oxygen analgesia; risk assessment performed during the medical history review; patient selection criteria for choosing appropriate pain management strategies; prevention and treatment of medical emergencies; and patient management during anesthesia and nitrous oxide-oxygen analgesia.
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MDOH 6610 - Oral Surgery
This course is an introductory level didactic presentation of the fundamental concepts of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental skills of oral surgery which apply to the practice of general dentistry.
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MDOH 6620 - Implant Dentistry
The implant module presents basic understanding of the biological aspects necessary for successful implant therapy. Students are exposed to one implant system in the laboratory portion of the course and there they perform some of the routine implant mechanics; this includes placement templates, simulated implant placement, impression transfer to the laboratory analogue, provisionalization and overdenture mechanics.
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MDOH 6650 - Removable Prosthodontics: Partial Dental Prostheses
This course is designed to teach students a working nomenclature as well as the necessary design principles for fabricating and delivering removable partial dentures (RPDs). Students will design RPDs for all Kennedy classifications, learn and demonstrate necessary intra-oral procedures associated with RPD fabrication, and learn to write laboratory work authorizations for RPDs.
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MDOH 6670 - Endodontics II
This course will focus on the diagnosis and treatment planning of endodontically-involved teeth. It will also cover oralfacial pain and pathology of non-endodontic origin.
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MDOH 6680 - Pediatric Dentistry I
This course will introduce and examine the clinical, operative and behavior management issues relating to Pediatric dentistry.
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MDOH 6690 - Orthodontics
Basic orthodontic principles, growth and development, manipulation of simple orthodontic appliances.
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MDOH 6799 - Clinical Readiness Assessment
This course will require the second-year dental student to effectively manage simulated patient treatment in all areas of restorative dentistry (including operative dentistry, as well as fixed and removable prosthetic dentistry). Students will be required to consider time management during the daily projects and practical examinations. Daily projects will allow the student the opportunity to practice skills and work with various restorative materials while practical examinations will test the students on their readiness to progress to the supervised D3 clinical setting. Additionally, criteria used for the fourth-year clinical board exams (operative dentistry) will be introduced during this course to better ready students for the clinical years.
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MDOH 6800 - Oral Pathology I
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the variety of diseases and conditions, which may be encountered in a dental setting. The students should be able to recognize pathological conditions of the oral cavity including oral manifestations of systemic disease in the application of pathologic principles. The course provides an understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features encountered and treatment options of the oral cavity and head and neck regions.
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MDOH 6810 - Oral Pathology II
At the end of this course the students will be able to describe the majority of diseases encountered in Oral Pathology I.
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MDOH 6820 - TMD
The emphasis of this course is the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of the most common temporomandibular disorders.
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MDOH 6900 - Special Care/Geriatric Dentistry
This course integrates basic disease processes, epidemiology, demographics, treatment planning, and principles of providing dental treatment for individuals with a wide variety of special needs. These include patients with physical, medical, developmental, and cognitive conditions, which limit the patient’s ability to receive routine oral care. In addition, this course will provide oral health professionals with tools to assess the needs of older adults, analyze their often complex medical, physical, and social situations, and provide optimum treatment for each individual.
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MDOH 6920 - Radiology Interpretation
This course provides an overview of dental radiology principles and techniques as they affect radiographic diagnostic outcomes. Topics include x-ray production, radiation biology, selected advanced imaging technologies: cone beam CT, conventional extraoral imaging, classification of facial and dental fractures MRI, SPECT and PET. This course will emphasize radiographic interpretation skill development, identification of anatomical structures and classification of facial fractures. The student will develop interpretative skills through active participation in a series of challenging interpretative sessions and be able to describe the radiographic characteristics associated with various types of pathology observable within the facial skeleton.
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MDOH 6940 - Medically Complex Patients
The students will learn how to integrate the systemic diseases and complex issues of patient management when considering the patient’s dental needs.
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MDOH 6950 - Treatment Planning
The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop the logical thought processes needed for comprehensive, problem-oriented treatment planning for adult and medically complex patients. Previous didactic information will be utilized as the student applies this knowledge to the assessment and organization of specific patient data. Students will work in groups to prepare several diagnoses and problem lists needed to plan sequenced treatments. Students will also be provided a basic understanding of how various medical disorders can affect oral health and the delivery of dental care. This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of how various medical disorders can affect oral health and the delivery of dental care. In addition to learning basic information about common medical conditions, the student learns the process of risk assessment and treatment planning considerations for patients with typical medical disorders. Emphasis is placed on studying and researching various information resources.
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MDOH 6960 - Introduction to Clinical Dentistry
This course provides students with an introduction to the St. Louis Clinic. Hands on training and seminars on subjects pertinent to patient care, clinical operations and procedures will prepare students for their clinical experiences.
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MDOH 6995 - Dental Professionalism II
Professionalism is a cornerstone in the practice of dentistry. As such the professionalism course is offered each semester of the MOSDOH curriculum to demonstrate the importance of professional behavior in the dental students’ lives and careers in gaining and maintaining the trust of others.
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MDOH 7000 - Portfolio Capstone Project I
The use of a portfolio assessment strategy provides a robust methodology, using both formative (along the way evaluation) and summative (final or end evaluation) assessments and reflective analysis, to help determine attainment of competency at the end of a four-year dental school curriculum.
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MDOH 7020 - Ethics II
Advanced exploration of themes in dental ethics.
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MDOH 7030 - Evidence-Based Dentistry II
The course advances students’ abilities to critically appraise scientific research and establishes the skill of applying the knowledge gained to the oral health care of patients.
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MDOH 7050 - Dentistry in the Community III
This module takes place over two semesters during D3. This course will look at various community-based programs: how best to develop, implement, and evaluate these programs as well as financing these programs. Students will work with a local organization/ institution/ agency to develop a comprehensive oral health plan for a community. Students will be prepared for community clinical dentistry rotation experiences at safety net clinics. The module will compare and contrast different types of safety net clinics, analyze administration, funding, and patient population of safety net clinics, and evaluate the roles of other organizations that interact with safety net clinics.
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MDOH 7100 - Clinic I
Students will be treating patients in a clinical setting. Students will work with their CCU directors and adjunct faculty to perform comprehensive oral exams, treatment planning, and diagnostic, preventive and definitive dental services. Patient treatment will be performed in the Comprehensive Care Units, Specialty Areas, Emergency, and in the 4th year, at affiliated external clinic sites. A diverse patient population will be served. Seminars will be held on a regular basis to review relevant clinic topics, including treatment planning and case presentations.
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MDOH 7110 - Clinic-Preventive & Restorative Dentistry I
Continuation of Clinic
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MDOH 7120 - Clinic-Endodontics I
Continuation of Clinic
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MDOH 7130 - Clinic-Oral Surgery I
Continuation of Clinic
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MDOH 7140 - Clinic-Periodontics I
Continuation of Clinic
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MDOH 7150 - Clinic-Fixed Prosthodontics I
Continuation of Clinic
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MDOH 7160 - Clinic-Removable Prosthodontics I
Continuation of Clinic
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MDOH 7170 - Clinic-Orthodontics I
Continuation of Clinic
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MDOH 7180 - Clinic-Pediatric Dentistry I
Continuation of Clinic
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MDOH 7300 - Oral Pathology III
This course will integrate basic pathology principles and the oral pathology learned in Pathology I & II with application to simulated cases in a small group format. Cases will illustrate a variety of clinical signs and symptoms and from these, students will be required to develop a differential diagnosis with progression to a final diagnosis and patient management or referral. The course is designed to apply basic principles of the biomedical sciences to solving clinical problems, emphasizing the development of a differential diagnosis for various signs and symptoms seen orally.
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MDOH 7995 - Dental Professionalism III
Professionalism is a cornerstone in the practice of dentistry. As such the professionalism course is offered each semester of the MOSDOH curriculum to demonstrate the importance of professional behavior in the dental students’ lives and careers in gaining and maintaining the trust of others.
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MDOH 8000 - Portfolio Capstone Project II
The use of a portfolio assessment strategy provides a robust methodology, using both formative (along the way evaluation) and summative (final or end evaluation) assessments and reflective analysis, to help determine attainment of competency at the end of a four-year dental school curriculum.
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MDOH 8020 - Ethics III
Advanced exploration of themes in dental ethics.
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MDOH 8030 - Evidence-Based Dentistry III
The course advances students’ abilities to critically appraise scientific research and establishes the skill of applying the knowledge gained to the oral health care of patients.
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MDOH 8040 - Behavioral Science II
A survey of behavioral science and its application in dentistry.
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MDOH 8050 - Dentistry in the Community IV
This course takes place over two semesters, D4S1 and D4S2. It focuses on community-based health promotion and disease prevention measures to improve the oral health of the population, as well as the characteristics of dental care delivery systems and the social, political, psychological and economic factors affecting utilization within the system.
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MDOH 8100 - Clinic II
Continuation of Clinic I. Students will be treating patients in a clinical setting. Students will work with their CCU directors and adjunct faculty to perform comprehensive oral exams, treatment planning, and diagnostic, preventive and definitive dental services. Patient treatment will be performed in the Comprehensive Care Units, Specialty Areas, Emergency, and in the 4th year, at affiliated external clinic sites. A diverse patient population will be served. Seminars will be held on a regular basis to review relevant clinic topics, including treatment planning and case presentations.
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MDOH 8110 - Clinic-Preventative & Restorative Dentistry II
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MDOH 8120 - Clinic-Endodontics II
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MDOH 8130 - Clinic-Oral Surgery II
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MDOH 8140 - Clinic-Periodontics II
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MDOH 8150 - Clinic-Fixed Prosthodontics II
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MDOH 8160 - Clinic-Removable Prosthodontics II
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MDOH 8170 - Clinic-Orthodontics II
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MDOH 8180 - Clinic-Pediatric Dentistry II
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MDOH 8200 - Regulations in Dentistry
This course will focus on federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies that impact the practice of dentistry.
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MDOH 8500 - Research Elective
An elective course in which the student will receive credit for completion of a research project related to dentistry or oral public health. Each student will carry out and complete a research project, under the direction of a faculty advisor. Students may collaborate on projects. Enrolled students will meet periodically with faculty and each other to discuss research backgrounds, strategies, difficulties, and ways to meet the challenges of conducting research.
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MDOH 8995 - Dental Professionalism IV
Professionalism is a cornerstone in the practice of dentistry. As such the professionalism course is offered each semester of the MOSDOH curriculum to demonstrate the importance of professional behavior in the dental students’ lives and careers in gaining and maintaining the trust of others.
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DHED 7100 - Transformative Leadership and Ethics
3 credit hours
Students will be provided an introduction to the organization and governance of health care organizations, colleges, and universities. Faculty, academic and administrative contexts, and organizational cultures within which students may be employed will be explored. Topics discussed include organizational theory, employee evaluation, ethics, institutional effectiveness, and accreditation.
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DHED 7300 - Cultural Competence and Multicultural Education
3 credit hours
Students examine the influence of diversity, culture, ethnic origin, and societal change on educational and health care institutions. Students will learn how to teach and lead in the continuously changing global environment. Students explore how language, gender, race, tradition, education, economic structure, societal transitions, and global events affect how educational and organizational philosophies are developed. In addition, this course will concentrate on multicultural teaching and learning.
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DHED 7500 - Technology and Educational Transformation
3 credit hours
Students will examine how technology has transformed health care and educational environments. Topics include how to integrate technology into instructional design and how to evaluate the effectiveness of technology. Copyright, fair use, and the Teach Act will be discussed, and students will have the opportunity to experiment with some of the latest technology tools.
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DHED 7900 - Quantitative Research
3 credit hours
Students will be provided with an overview of the types of quantitative designs and statistical techniques. Students will learn about descriptive statistics; sampling techniques; statistical inference, including the null hypothesis, significance tests, and confidence intervals; and causal-comparative analyses, including t-test and ANOVA. Students will be required to do hands-on activities, and interpretation of data will be emphasized.
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DHED 8100 - Innovative Teaching Strategies in the Health Professions
3 credit hours
Students will learn about traditional and emerging learning theories in pedagogy and andragogy. Topics discussed include student-centered learning, heutagogy, Pedagogy 2.0 and 3.0, problem-based learning, and transformative learning. Emphasis will be placed on teaching and learning in the face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning environments.
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DHED 8300 - Qualitative Research
3 credit hours
Students will develop a theoretical framework for qualitative research. Topics include how to conduct various types of qualitative research projects through interviews, observations, and open-ended data, as well as how to analyze and report results. Students will conduct, analyze, and report qualitative data.
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DHED 8500 - Instructional Design and Program Planning
3 credit hours
Students will examine the use of a systematic process-based on learning theory to plan, design, and implement effective instruction for health professions education. Students will use educational taxonomies for the creation of instructional objectives for traditional and competency-based programs, and they will learn techniques for mapping curriculum.
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DHED 8700 - Student Assessment
3 credit hours
Students will learn how to create authentic assessments within a health curriculum. Best practices in assessment will be discussed, and students will create problem-based, competency-based, and transformative assessments that provide them with critical thinking and career-specific skills to facilitate training and education in the workplace.
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DHED 8900 - Educational Program Evaluation
3 credit hours
Students will be introduced to educational program assessment and evaluation. Topics include meeting health programmatic accreditation requirements, creating academic institutional effectiveness plans, program creation and revision, curricular evaluation, and strategic program assessment at the college and university level. Other topics discussed include evaluating certification and licensure pass rates, retention and attrition statistics, and integrating advisory board guidance into educational programs.
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DHED 9600 - Proposal Preparation for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of five 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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DHED 9610 - Literature Review for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of five 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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DHED 9620 - Research Design for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of five 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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DHED 9630 - Data Analysis for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of five 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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DHED 9640 - Publication for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of five 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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EDUC 7100 - Transformative Leadership and Ethics
3 credit hours
Students will be provided an introduction to the organization and governance of health care organizations, colleges, and universities. Faculty, academic and administrative contexts, and organizational cultures within which students may be employed will be explored. Topics discussed include organizational theory, employee evaluation, ethics, institutional effectiveness, and accreditation.
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EDUC 7300 - Cultural Competence and Multicultural Education
3 credit hours
Students examine the influence of diversity, culture, ethnic origin, and societal change on educational and health care institutions. Students will learn how to teach and lead in the continuously changing global environment. Students explore how language, gender, race, tradition, education, economic structure, societal transitions, and global events affect how educational and organizational philosophies are developed. In addition, this course will concentrate on multicultural teaching and learning.
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EDUC 7500 - Technology and Educational Transformation
3 credit hours
Students will examine how technology has transformed health care and educational environments. Topics include how to integrate technology into instructional design and how to evaluate the effectiveness of technology. Copyright, fair use, and the Teach Act will be discussed, and students will have the opportunity to experiment with some of the latest technology tools.
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EDUC 7700 - Finance and Budgeting*
3 credit hours
Students will examine financial concepts and theories that influence the budgets of higher education institutions. Topics include potential revenue sources, budgeting techniques, effect of legislative action on budgets of higher education institutions, cost sharing concepts, reallocation concepts, and downsizing.
*Students may take DHAD 8200 - Healthcare Economics and Financial Management* which focuses on finance and budgeting for health care organizations instead of higher education institutions if they prefer; however, they must notify their Academic Advisor before they can begin their program since this may alter their academic degree plan.
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EDUC 7900 - Quantitative Research
3 credit hours
Students will be provided with an overview of the types of quantitative designs and statistical techniques. Students will learn about descriptive statistics; sampling techniques; statistical inference, including the null hypothesis, significance tests, and confidence intervals; and causal-comparative analyses, including t-test and ANOVA. Students will be required to do hands-on activities, and interpretation of data will be emphasized.
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EDUC 8100 - Innovative Teaching Strategies in the Health Professions
3 credit hours
Students will learn about traditional and emerging learning theories in pedagogy and andragogy. Topics discussed include student-centered learning, heutagogy, Pedagogy 2.0 and 3.0, problem-based learning, and transformative learning. Emphasis will be placed on teaching and learning in the face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning environments.
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EDUC 8300 - Qualitative Research
3 credit hours
Students will develop a theoretical framework for qualitative research. Topics include how to conduct various types of qualitative research projects through interviews, observations, and open-ended data, as well as how to analyze and report results. Students will conduct, analyze, and report qualitative data.
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EDUC 8500 - Instructional Design and Program Planning
3 credit hours
Students will examin the use of a systematic process-based on learning theory to plan, design, and implement effective instruction for health professions education. Students will use educational taxonomies for the creation of instructional objectives for traditional and competency-based programs, and they will learn techniques for mapping curriculum.
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EDUC 8700 - Student Assessment
3 credit hours
Students will learn how to create authentic assessments within a health curriculum. Best practices in assessment will be discussed, and students will create problem-based, competency-based, and transformative assessments that provide them with critical thinking and career-specific skills to facilitate trainging and education in the workplace.
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EDUC 8900 - Educational Program Evaluation
3 credit hours
Students will be introduced to educational program assessment and evaluation. Topics include meeting health programmatic accreditation requirements, creating academic institutional effectiveness plans, program creation and revision, curricular evaluation, and strategic program assessment at the college and university level. Other topics discussed include evaluating certification and licensure pass rates, retention and attrition statistics, and integrating advisory board guidance into educational programs.
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EDUC 9600 - Proposal Preparation for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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EDUC 9610 - Literature Review for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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EDUC 9620 - Research Design for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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EDUC 9630 - Data Analysis for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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EDUC 9640 - Publication for DRP
5 credit hours
The Doctoral Research Project (DRP) consists of 5-hour courses that develop a research project from the stages of proposal to dissemination. The research project is a research based effort in an area chosen by the student. The goal of the DRP is to advance practical knowledge in health professions education based on research and analysis. Each student will be assigned a faculty member to approve the project and provide mentorship and supervision throughout the process.
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DHAD 7000 - Leadership and Ethics
3 credit hours
This self-reflective and development executive course is based upon group work and case based activity. Established leadership theories will be used to develop personal skills in leadership and individual ethical perspectives. Students will be required to engage an American College of Healthcare Executive ACHE Fellow as a mentor/coach throughout their doctoral program experience.
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DHAD 7200 - Coaching, Mentoring and Interpersonal Communications
3 credit hours
Building upon practical experience gained via the Leadership and Ethics course, participants will examine the importance of succession planning and develop strategies for organizational development. Participants will identify interpersonal communication styles and strengths and further develop communication competencies.
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DHAD 7500 - Population Health
3 credit hours
In this executive course students will investigate healthy people and healthy populations. Students will understand historical perspectives and emerging trends of health issues, populations, shared concerns of society and vulnerable groups. This will include public health risks and how they relate to epidemiology, globalization, changing demographics, and other factors that can affect the health and welfare of the overall population. The role of the health care administrator in promoting population health and wellbeing, as well as identification of potential resources for data and optimization of services will be explored.
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DHAD 7600 - Quality Improvement/Performance Excellence
3 credit hours
In this executive course, concepts and principles of continuous improvement and patient safety using the Baldrige Criteria will be used. Group work and case studies will allow participants to develop evidence based management principles leading to patient centered, quality driven practices that will result in improved patient outcomes and more efficient and effective organizational practices.
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DHAD 7800 - Health Policy, Law and Regulation
3 credit hours
This executive course will cover significant legislation impacting the health care industry, including current topics in health care reform, along with discussion on advocacy and active participation in policy development. Students are required to interface with local, state and federal legislators as a means to investigate and advocate for patient centered health related policy.
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DHAD 8000 - Negotiation, Mediation and Managing Conflict
3 credit hours
In this executive course students will identify personal negotiation style and strengths; and how to use this individualized approach to mediating and managing conflict at various levels of the organization and with both practitioners and non-practitioners.
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DHAD 8050 - Research Methods I
3 credit hours
This course focuses on the fundamental techniques involved in designing research studies, including scientific thinking, effective evaluation of literature, identification of problems, and development of purpose statements and hypotheses. Reviews of basic statistics, computer software, and interpretation of statistical analyses are included.
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DHAD 8150 - Research Methods II
3 credit hours
In this course, students will be immersed in the principles and techniques involved in quantitative research methods. Topics covered include survey and experimental methods; sampling; hypothesis testing; exploring, displaying, and examining data; measures of association; multivariate analysis; and presentation of results.
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DHAD 8250 - Research Methods III
3 credit hours
This course examines qualitative and mixed methods approaches in research. Students will focus on the researcher’s role in these types of studies, data collection techniques such as observations or interviews, data recording methods, data analysis and validation of results. Mixed methods issues such as sequencing and integration of findings are also explored.
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DHAD 8400 - Healthcare Organization Informatics
3 credit hours
In this executive course, students will investigate the qualities necessary to strategically evaluate, select and implement system wide informatics. Consideration is given to the effects of the rapidly evolving informatics field and resulting organizational adaptation. Decision support systems integrating financial, human resources, continuous quality improvement, and strategy and resource utilization will be introduced and applied.
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DHAD 8600 - Health Organization Governance
3 credit hours
In this executive course students are involved in processes used to identify and recruit governing boards, and the use of effective management and communication skills to establish board accountability and buy-in. Board development, board composition, fiduciary responsibility, leadership roles and the governing role of the board and its infrastructure are examined.
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DHAD 8800 - Strategic Change Management for Healthcare Organizations
3 credit hours
In this executive course, students will investigate and integrate change management practices to strategically position the healthcare organization for the future. Students will assess their organization’s current strategic position and apply relevant theoretical models and the necessary change management practices resulting developing organizational adaptability.
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