This program is supported in part by a grant from HRSA(D88HP28510) Post-Doctoral Training in General, Pediatric,and Public Health Dentistry at the University of Texas HealthScience Center in San Antonio, School of Dentistry.

Marcia Ditmyer, PhD, MBA, MS, MCHESDavid Cappelli, DMD, MPH, PhDFelicia Tucker-Lively, PhD, MPHMagda A. de la Torre, RDH, MPH

September 16, 2017

Overview of the Program

Dental Residents’ Academic Leadership Program

Marcia M. Ditmyer, PhD, MBA, MS, MCHES Assistant Dean of Assessment and

Instruction University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine

Senior consultant, AAL Ph.D. Public Health; Research/

Measurement AAL LI Fellowship alumni MBA and MS Health Education 22 years business and 18 years Higher

education, 31 of that in health-related field Expertise in educational research, outcomes

assessment, program evaluation, curriculum and instruction, and population-based research

David P. Cappelli, DMD, MPH, PhD Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry,

School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Interim Associate Dean for Research Director, Research Division, Department of

Comprehensive Dentistry AAL LI Fellowship Alumni Career portfolio includes grants and awards from

the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), foundations and corporations

National grant reviewer Expertise in both basic science, clinical, and

population-based research

Felicia L. Tucker-Lively, PhD, MPH Director, Professional Development, AAL Former senior department administrator

in a Georgia medical school Former administrator of operations in a

New York hospital MPH Socio-medical Sciences PhD Educational Leadership 22 years in administration and academic

health professions education Expertise in organizational management,

career path learning, and talent development

Passion for working with teams to solve problems and create efficiencies for improving program quality

Magda A. de la Torre, RDH, MPH

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Recipient, Presidential Teaching Excellence Award and Spectrum Award for Excellence and Leadership in Teaching, Research, and Service

Inducted into Academy of Master Teachers-UTHSCSA

30 years in Dentistry and 18 in Higher Education Named one of Latina Style Magazine’s, “Brilliant

Latinas in Health Care” Areas of expertise include Cultural Competency,

Health Literacy, Service-Learning Volunteers for International Community Service

trips, enjoys photography and reading

• Equip participants with a unique set of skills, tools, awareness, experiences, and contextual knowledge about academic leadership.

• Promote the development and training of participants whose goal is to become an academic leader in the future.

• Enhance participants’ capacity to teach with a strong emphasis on “What” and “How” public health concepts and skills should be taught.

• Educate oral public health care professionals in primary care and prevention to address the pressing oral health needs of the public.

Program Outcomes

Program Themes

Teaching & Learning

Educational Research

Academic Career

Planning & Leadership

1. Enhance capacity in the area of teaching and learning.

2. Obtain skills to help establish a positive environment for learning.

3. Experience coaching/mentoring.4. Assess acquisition of teaching and

learning competence.

Teaching and Learning Outcomes

1. Explore a broad range of activities and research paradigms that constitute educational scholarship;

2. Discuss the necessary skills needed to be competitive in scholarship; and

3. Apply skills to formulate a small research grant.4. Assess acquisition of research competence.

Educational Research

1. Explore strategies for building a career in academics.

2. Identify and prioritize career goals. 3. Assess strengths and weaknesses to determine

professional development needs. 4. Assess acquisition of leadership competence

Academic Career and Leadership

Program Competencies Program competencies and skill development

will promote better academic leaders. A competency-based approach helps develop

the essential knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors consistent among academic leaders.

The competency areas are based substantially on AAL’s research with academic leadership and other published research.

Expert - learns from experiences through self-assessment; evaluated from professional standards.

Competent - learns independence, choice, and self-control; evaluated using authentic evaluations.

Beginner - learns some synthesis and integration; supervised work evaluated using simulations.

Novice - learns isolated facts from lectures and labs; evaluated using basic assessments.

Proficient - learns professional identity and norms from specialized training; evaluated using criterion-related markers.

Dependent

Independent

Defining Competence

Dependent

Expert

Independent

AssimilationKnowledge & Facts

Acquisition Applies Skills, Decision Making & Reasoning

ApplicationProfessional Identity

Road to Competence

AdaptationModification of

Behavior

Novice

Academic Leadership Competencies

10 Teaching and Learning (TLC) 8 Educational Research (ERC) Academic Career Planning and Leadership 12 Managing Self 10 Managing the Organization 10 Managing the Team

PROGRAM COMPLETIONComplete the pre- and post- and final program assessments.

Attend both Phase 1 and Phase 2.Complete all required assignments throughout the program.

Complete the between phase activities.

This program is supported in part by a grant from HRSA(D88HP28510) Post-Doctoral Training in General, Pediatric,and Public Health Dentistry at the University of Texas HealthScience Center in San Antonio, School of Dentistry.

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