School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2011 May;75(5):696-706.
Drawing on the interconnection of workforce diversity and oral health access, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is leading a novel approach to improve student body diversity in U.S. dental schools through an admissions committee development program. With funding provided by the Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ten dental directors/deans of admissions from a cross-section of U.S. dental schools were selected through a competitive application process to participate in a Train-the-Trainers Admissions Committee Workshop. After completing intensive training that was built on legally sound admissions practices, these new trainers copresented ADEA Admissions Committee Workshops in two-member teams at six U.S. dental schools. This report summarizes the evaluation of both the train-the-trainers workshop and six workshops held in summer 2009. Also summarized are post-workshop outcomes relative to structural diversity at the participating schools.
借鉴劳动力多样性与口腔健康服务可及性的关联，美国牙科学教育协会（ADEA）正在引领一种新方法，通过招生委员会发展计划，改善美国牙科学院学生群体的多样性。此项计划由“管道、职业与实践：以社区为基础的牙科教育项目”和罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会共同出资，通过竞争申请程序，从美国各牙科学院中选拔了 10 名招生主任/院长，参加“培训师培训招生委员会研讨会”。在完成了以合法招生实践为基础的强化培训后，这些新任培训师以两人一组的形式在六所美国牙科学院中共同举办了 ADEA 招生委员会研讨会。本报告总结了对培训师研讨会以及 2009 年夏季举办的六场研讨会的评估。同时总结的还有与参与院校结构多样性相关的研讨会后成果。
