2021-10-23
Practical, Clinical and Communication Skills in Stomatology
The Head of the Educational Program Stomatology, Manana Ustiashvili, held the meeting with the teaching staff. The discussion of the teaching strategies and methods of the practical, clinical and communication skills to the Stomatology program students was the main part of the meeting. The main attention was concentrated on the development of these skills among students via Objectively Structured Practical Exam (OSPE), Objectively Clinical Practical Exam (OSCE), teaching via Standardized Patient, teaching in the Simulations Lab, etc. The main focus was on the Objectively Structured Clinical Exam, as it has the leading part in the assessment system.
To develop practical, clinical and communication skills among students is the main target of the program and this concept is shared among KWIU’s administrative, academic and invited staff. The same components are requested outlined in the employers survey as well.