Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP’s) represent a valuable tool for gathering knowledge and summarising the latest trends in medicine and dentistry. Blended education has been found, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, to increase the level of education and stimulate effective learning for postgraduate healthcare professionals. Interprofessional education is critical for preparing students to enter the health workforce, where teamwork and collaboration are important competencies. This article outlines the key points of the Blended Intensive Programme’s implementation in dental education organised by Wroclaw Medical University in Poland. BIP involved professors from 12 universities or research institutions from Europe and South America and 28 participants from 8 countries. The course was taught remotely and in person. In addition, it included a visit to the university and practical classes with artificial simulation and practice in dentistry. A structured questionnaire enabled measuring the evaluation of students’ perception of the COVID-19 education before and after the pandemic. The European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) was fundamental to carrying out the BIP with the participation of several countries, allowing the exchange of knowledge, assessing the impact of the pandemic on dental universities, and strengthening international collaborations and the future project of research, education and clinical assistance. We conclude that hybrid teaching programmes broaden the learning spectrum in dental studies by allowing transnational and interdisciplinary approaches that make students aware of the importance of their work within the framework of the general health approach, as this differs from country to country.

Blended intensive programme’s implementation in dental education: post-pandemic evolution of learning / Duś-Ilnicka, Irena; Paradowska-Stolarz, Anna; Mazur, Marta; Radwan-Oczko, Małgorzata; Perra, Andrea; Paula, Vanessa Salete de; Ward, Laura Sterian; Valente, Nicola Alberto; Firkova, Elena; Karteva, Teodora; Jorda, Lucia Miralles; Sousa Gomes, Pedro de; Dominiak, Marzena. - In: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. - ISSN 1472-6920. - 24:1(2024). [10.1186/s12909-024-05301-9]

Blended intensive programme’s implementation in dental education: post-pandemic evolution of learning

Mazur, Marta
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2024

Abstract

Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP’s) represent a valuable tool for gathering knowledge and summarising the latest trends in medicine and dentistry. Blended education has been found, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, to increase the level of education and stimulate effective learning for postgraduate healthcare professionals. Interprofessional education is critical for preparing students to enter the health workforce, where teamwork and collaboration are important competencies. This article outlines the key points of the Blended Intensive Programme’s implementation in dental education organised by Wroclaw Medical University in Poland. BIP involved professors from 12 universities or research institutions from Europe and South America and 28 participants from 8 countries. The course was taught remotely and in person. In addition, it included a visit to the university and practical classes with artificial simulation and practice in dentistry. A structured questionnaire enabled measuring the evaluation of students’ perception of the COVID-19 education before and after the pandemic. The European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) was fundamental to carrying out the BIP with the participation of several countries, allowing the exchange of knowledge, assessing the impact of the pandemic on dental universities, and strengthening international collaborations and the future project of research, education and clinical assistance. We conclude that hybrid teaching programmes broaden the learning spectrum in dental studies by allowing transnational and interdisciplinary approaches that make students aware of the importance of their work within the framework of the general health approach, as this differs from country to country.
2024
hybrid programmes; dentistry teaching; interprofessional; international
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Blended intensive programme’s implementation in dental education: post-pandemic evolution of learning / Duś-Ilnicka, Irena; Paradowska-Stolarz, Anna; Mazur, Marta; Radwan-Oczko, Małgorzata; Perra, Andrea; Paula, Vanessa Salete de; Ward, Laura Sterian; Valente, Nicola Alberto; Firkova, Elena; Karteva, Teodora; Jorda, Lucia Miralles; Sousa Gomes, Pedro de; Dominiak, Marzena. - In: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. - ISSN 1472-6920. - 24:1(2024). [10.1186/s12909-024-05301-9]
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