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— Marquette University’s School of Dentistry is creating a new consortium to standardize dental education and lower tuition.
The university yesterday announced it’s received a $1.37 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to create the Open Dental Education Consortium. The group also includes Chippewa Valley Technical College and Milwaukee Area Technical College as well as Brigham Young University in Utah.
Ultimately, partners in the effort aim to have ODEC resources adopted in dental education institutions across the United States and abroad, the release shows. The consortium is targeting students “of all levels” of dental programs, including predoctoral tracks as well as dental hygiene and assisting.
Dr. Elisabeta Karl, associate dean of academic affairs and principal investigator on the award, highlights a “major gap” in the educational landscape, noting open educational resources haven’t been widely adopted in dental education.
“Faculty members at the consortium institutions will collaborate with student instructional designers to develop the curriculum, which will benefit dental students from both two-year degree granting institutions and doctoral level provider programs,” she said, adding the consortium is expected to save each student $1,000 during the grant period.
Through the program, members will educate faculty and others about open educational resources, and those interested in creating such resources will work with graduate student “instructional designers” to do so. The consortium will host all the open resources online at a website associated with EdTech Books, a free educational content compiler.
See more in the release below.
— WisPolitics and WisBusiness.com are hosting a virtual luncheon Jan. 15 at noon to explore how policymakers and the health care community can improve youth mental health.
The one-hour event will feature four panelists:
- Maureen Busalacchi, director of the Division of Alcohol Policy Prevention and Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin and current president of the Wisconsin Public Health Association Inc.
- Dr. Mary Pfeifer, retired (2024) Neenah Joint School District superintendent;
- Debbie Patz, vice president of Bellin Psychiatric Center, Emplify Health;
- And Erich Pfeifer, president and CEO of Marine Travelift.
Register for the free event here.
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