
ERIC Number: EJ532796
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Publication Date: 1996
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Increasing Diversity.
Weaver, Richard D.; Wood, Douglas
Optometric Education, v22 n1 p29-32 Fall 1996
Educators in dentistry and osteopathy discuss efforts within their fields to diversify clinical education. Dental school changes focus on curriculum reform, closer education-care delivery relationship, patient centeredness, comprehensive care experiences, and patient care as a distinct mission of dental education. Efforts in osteopathy emphasize understanding of all body subsystems, using a holistic approach. Implications for optometry are considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies, Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Dental Schools, Dentistry, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Health Services, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Optometry, Osteopathy, Professional Education
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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