Hello from Denver!

Wow! It's the last week of class!! YIPEE!! I am writing from fabulous Denver. Getting a quiet day - both Sarah and Paul have to work today. Had a fabulous time at the shower yesterday. About 50 people - and wow - was the food amazing! Great to finally meet so many of their "Denver family." They have a village of friends who are the best support future grandparents could ever ask for.

I am starting to work on QA and day sheets. I have thoughts in mind, and will get to work putting them to paper today.

See you all on Thursday,
Kim

Countdown!!

Oh Happy Day!! Tomorrow I give my final exam and I am at the tail end of final grading on 130 resumes and cover letters!! Then it is on to QAs and Day Sheets! I loved working through the OSCE process! The detail of the event is amazing. I know that you learn each time you put one together - and the process is never really done - but it was fun to play! The radiology OSCE session was great ladies! See you all tomorrow evening.

OSCE

OSCE week has come and gone - onto other projects now - so this will be short tonight. I have spent the entire day on Mashups - ad nausea! The OSCE experience was fabulous to tackle. The idea of making the students each have a different exam, yet comparable, was an interesting concept. That way, they can't communicate/cheat with each other. Plus, with both stations doing this, the students could potentially have completely different - yet comparable experiences! No electronics in the waiting room would require proctoring - but in a high stakes testing situation, it would be appropriate. I loved the detail work of the OSCE - and would still like to see a senior exit OSCE designed in the future!

I would like to thank Cooke for all of her work and presentation. Cooke, your attention to detail is amazing. It is so fun to watch you present. You really are good at what you are doing!

OSCEs and more!

Hello All,

What a week! Nice to hear that the clinics will reopen this week. Wow! There really was something in the water! I am sure the students really enjoyed the extra time at this point in the semester! I, on the other hand did not use the time productively. I am now working on the final touches of my OSCE. I am not so sure about everything - but will run it by you later tonight via email.

I just opened email to find that Lisa invited faculty to the session tomorrow evening. Gulp! I thought it was just going to be the MDH students!! So it goes.

I have to write a final exam for approval on Monday. So, the weekend is jamb packed with church, more church, cooking, egg dying, cake baking, cleaning, test writing, OSCEs, and yard/garage work, church, church, family, and fun. We have our Grandpuppy over for the afternoon while my son plays Frisbee golf. Our dog is a brute and is stuck in his kennel for being a poor sport! So, I have to listen to his whining and crying because he wants out! Makes for great concentration!

See you Monday. Happy Easter everyone!
Kim

Another week slips by!

Wow, another week is gone! I can't believe how the semester is flying by. I know it always seems to speed up as we get closer to the end, but it really seems like I can't focus to get enough done. It must be spring fever! Anyone else there yet??

I have been focusing in on my OSCE. I still need to write the cases for the event, but other details are coming together.

Kjetsta - your day sheet was fabulous! It really simplified the session analysis. Yet, it included what needs to be observed. The way the sheet is layed out, you can circle what was good/bad in the session that affected the grade. Nice work!

See you all tomorrow,
Kim

clinic day sheet and upcoming assignments

Wow! What a beautiful day! The sun is shining and I am on blogger! What a bummer! I have been thinking about my QA assignment. I am thinking about a self-assessment for faculty to mirror the ones that students would do with their vertical bite wings??? Faculty could QA on the form so they know how to assess the students in the clinics. What do you guys think??

Regarding day sheets:

Students have 1 1/2 hour appts, so there are usually multiple appts for each pt. The grade sheet assesses different areas like med hx and updates, oral assessments, care plan, rads, instrumentation - scaling per quad, selective polish, re-eval, time management. There are usually multiple grade sheets for each pt at the end of care. The grades for each area are averaged across patients and given a weight. Med Hx is 3%, OA is 7 %, Care Plan is 5%, Rads 2%, instrumentation 60%, (10% each for max quads, 20% each for mand quads, polish 4%, case mgt 5%, re-eval 1%, time mgt 54%. They can reach for 8% of grade through quantity points... which is a way to assess their scheduling ability. They get so many points for harder deposit class pts. So, if they see all easy class 1,2,3 patients, they get less points than for class 4 pts.

We can't get the form, but this was the basic description. The program doesn't allow the sharing of the form. So, that is all I have for today.

See you tomorrow!
Kim

Another week has slipped by!

Hello Ladies!

Another week has slipped by! Spring break is only a week away!! Can you hardly believe we are so close to spring! I continue to work on my protocol and process eval for class. It seems never ending! I am moving ahead on my OSCE for the next assignment. How is the research going for everyone else?

I talked to Lisa about Treatment Planning. I know that others have tx planning on their self-analysis list for Jill's class as well. I know how to tx plan, but I am interested in what the students learn. If everyone needs it, she is willing to give some class time to the topic in the interest of doing it once for all of us. Thanks, Lisa!

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! See you on Monday,

Kim