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January 15, 2007
Diversity in Dentistry, MLK Day Updates
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, you might want to be aware of these innovations in dental education and leadership in the area of diversity and multicultural awareness.
* FROM ADEA
ADEA strategies to enhance diversity 2005-2006: www.adea.org/ced/Docs/Strategies_ADEA.pdf
* FROM ACHIEVING DIVERSITY IN DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE (ADDM):
ADDM: ETHNOGERIATRICS CURRICULUM
ADDM is currently pilot testing an ethnogeriatrics curriculum in five medical schools and one dental school. AMSA is providing technical assistance and limited funding to the schools and is working with each school on program development and evaluation. Note that UMMS is one of the schools! The schools are Midwestern University; East Carolina University; University of Iowa College of Dentistry; Stanford University School of Medicine; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; University of Michigan Medical School.
Overview: http://www.amsa.org/addm/
PDF: http://www.amsa.org/addm/ECRFP.pdf#zoom=120
ADDM: CULTURAL COMPETENCY CURRICULUM
ADDM is currently pilot testing a cultural competency curriculum in eight medical and three dental schools. AMSA is providing technical assistance and limited funding to the schools and is working with each school on program development and evaluation. The schools are UMDNJ; Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences; Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center; Brown Medical School; Eastern Virginia Medical School; Midwestern University; University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Nebraska College of Dentistry; University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine; University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston.
Overview: http://www.amsa.org/addm/
PDF: http://www.amsa.org/addm/CCRFP.pdf#zoom=120
ADDM Recommended Culture and Diversity Resources: http://www.amsa.org/programs/diversityres.cfm
Posted by pfa at January 15, 2007 02:37 PM