AA-003 - Applying Medical Education’s Six-step Approach to Curriculum Development to Dentistry

Many dental educators desire a framework for curriculum development. Kern, Thomas and colleagues developed the Six‑Step Approach for curriculum development for medical education in order to provide “a practical, theoretically-sound approach to developing, implementing, evaluating and continually improving educational experiences in medicine.” Designed for health educators, this approach provides a framework for dental faculty seeking advanced training in education. This session will introduce dental educators to the benefits of this systematic and evidence-based method for conducting curriculum development and revision. During the workshop, faculty will apply the Six-Step Approach to their curriculum and will have the opportunity to receive feedback.