GSDM Shines Bright at 2016 John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day

A diverse community of educators and students gathered at the Boston University Medical School on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, for the eleventh annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day, which brings together Boston University Medical Campus faculty, staff, students, fellows, and residents for a productive, fast-paced day of lectures, presentations, and networking.

Among the participants in the eleventh annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day, which lasted from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. were several Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) faculty, staff, and students.

The annual scholarly event is named after former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM)—1976 to 2006—Dr. John McCahan. When McCahan was appointed to the position of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 1976, after an impressive professorial career, he showed a particular interest in patient-doctor interaction and the teaching methodologies that resulted in effective clinical skills. McCahan quickly won the respect and support of his colleagues and students at BUSM.

At the John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day, Dr. Hesham Nouh, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry, won the Best Faculty Abstract Award for his poster presentation, “Ahead of the curve: restoring implants using CEREC at the pre-doctoral level.”

The day started with a Meet and Greet and Welcome Address with Provost of the Boston University Medical Campus and Dean of Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Karen Antman.

The Keynote Lecture, which came after Dr. Antman’s welcome, was delivered by Dr. Colin Montpetit, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Ottawa.

Next came five workshops run by various faculty, staff, and residents at BUMC.

Dr. Andrea Maalouf, Clinical Associate Professor in the GSDM Department of General Dentistry, was a co-presenter for one of the five workshops: “Activity-based learning: disruptive innovation in education across three schools.” Other presenters for that workshop were Robert Lowe and Dr. Sonia Ananthakrishnan (from BUSM), Dr. Gouri Gupte, Dr. James Wolff, and Dr. Rachael Bonawitz (from SPH).

Next, the Dean’s Panel took place from 12 to 12:40 p.m. The theme of the Dean’s panel was “Innovation in Teaching.” Serving on the Dean’s Panel from GSDM was Dr. Celeste Kong, Professor and Chair of the Department of General Dentistry, and Director of Pre-doctoral Restorative Dentistry.

After the panel, several BUMC faculty and staff were honored with awards.

Poster presentations followed the awards; the themes for which were “Education Technology,” to demonstrate creative use of interactive technology to augment learning, and “Education Innovation and Research,” to showcase scholarship or ongoing research in education at BUMC.

Many GSDM community members presented posters:

• Louis M. Brown, Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry; Ms. Sharron Rich, Systems Analyst; and Dr. Celeste Kong, Professor and Chair of the Department of General Dentistry, and Director of Pre-doctoral Restorative Dentistry, “The effectiveness of prepcheck software as a teaching aid in preclinical fixed prosthodontics.”
• Cataldo Leone, Professor in the Department of Periodontology, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology. “BUGSDM master’s program serves as excellent pipeline for admissions to BU Dental.” His co-authors were Dr. Theresa A. Davies; Dr. Barbara M. Schreiber; Michele Stahlberger; Majed Abba (BUSM).
• Debra Hong Pan, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of General Dentistry and Director of the Pre-Doctoral Preclinical Remediation Program; Dr. Louis Brown, Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry; Dr. Ronni Schnell, Clinical Professor in the Department of General Dentistry and Director of the Division of Pre-doctoral Removable Prosthodontics; Dr. Celeste Kong, Professor and Chair of the Department of General Dentistry; and Dr. Simran Grover, Clinical Instructor in the Department of General Dentistry, “A 14 year analysis of a pre-doctoral preclinical remediation program at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.”
• Jamie Waller DMD 18; and Michelle Henshaw Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research and Associate Dean for Global & Population Health, “Inter-professional education: do health professional students believe in the power of collaboration?”
• Laura Kaufman, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry; Dr. Annetty Soto, former Geriatric Dental Medicine Fellow; Prajakta Joshi MPH 17; Ms. Leslie Gascon, Administrative Coordinator; Dr. Ryan Chippendale, Clinical Assistant Professor at BUSM, “Oral health for older adults: an interprofessional workshop.”
• Hesham Nouh, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry, “Ahead of the curve: restoring implants using CEREC at the pre-doctoral level.”
• Walter Odisho PERIO 16; Dr. Won Gi Lee, PERIO 16; Dr. Alexander Bendayan, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences & Biomaterials and Clinical Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics; and Dr. Jess Liu, Clinical Instructor in the Department of Periodontology, “Digital interactive learning: integrating guided surgery in the postdoctoral prosthodontics department.”
• Serving on the Planning Committee from GSDM were: Mark Ferriero, Clinical Professor in the Department of General Dentistry and Dr. Andrea Maalouf, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of General Dentistry.

Photos from the John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day can be found on Facebook and Flickr.