One of the earliest uses of the recently completed curriculum map involved the college’s antimicrobial stewardship program. According to Dr. Jason Stull, VPM, the working group wanted to determine content hours and placement in the pre-clinical DVM curriculum of topics related to antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship.
This search was part of a larger project aimed at addressing current education of and practices related to antimicrobial use and stewardship at the college. “In summary, we were able to capitalize on all the excellent work our faculty has done in mapping preclinical course content,” Dr. Stull said. With the use of key word searchers the group was able to quickly determine content that addressed areas of interest, including:
- Course in which the lecture occurred.
- Lecture title and information on learning outcomes specific enough to know which of our areas of interest the lecture addressed.
- Main animal species the content addressed.
“In summary, the mapping tool was instrumental in helping us quickly determine the current status of teaching in this area and identify potential gaps that should be further investigated,” he concluded.
Dr. Sue Johnson, interim associate dean, and Dr. Tod Drost, Council on Professional Education chair, will present a baseline report on the curriculum map during the March Faculty Development Series.