Honggang Zhu, Weiwen Deng, Fei Guan, Jiahui Lei
Development of the WeChat Public Account I Love Parasitology and its Preliminary Application in the Teaching of Human Parasitology
Journal of medical education and curricular development
global pandemic prompted changes health science education affecting teaching learning multiinstitutional study assesses nearterm implications changes faculty faculty development project goals 1 describe faculty experiences teaching pandemic 2 identify ways sustain new pedagogical approaches 3 describe types support faculty members need 4 offer recommendations enhance oral health professions education mixedmethod approach using exploratory sequential design conducted two phases collecting qualitative quantitative data focus group participants included didactic preclinical clinical faculty dental school dmddds dental hygiene dental therapy programs also faculty members serving administrative roles programs n 37 one hundred fortyfour faculty participated multiinstitutional followup survey focus group survey results led 14 recommendations nine structural five individual oral health profession institutions educators oral health profession education faculty dramatically impacted pandemic new faculty development needs identified traditional faculty development topics practices may longer applicable postcovid19 environment additionally pandemic stimulated creative approaches curriculum design teaching assessment oral health profession education strategies need implemented sustain innovations