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Instructional Grants Program
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2007-2008 Funded Proposals
Instructional Grants Program - Funded Proposals
The Instructional Grants Program awards grants to fund innovative projects to improve teaching and learning at UCSF. The program combines the Instructional Improvement Projects (IIP) grants and the Instructional Technology Development (ITD) grants to fund a wide range of projects in all aspects of education.
Development of a Video Training Program: Pharmaceutical Compounding of Sterile Preparations Marcus Ferrone, PharmD, BCSNP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy A pharmacist ensures that compounded sterile products meet minimal control standards set by the USP and State Board of Pharmacy. The training of pharmacy personnel in this arena remains suboptimal. This project will design an interactive DVD to promote active learning of the aseptic techniques used to prepare sterile compounds. Digital Virtual Microscopy: Teaching Histology and Histopathology to Medical and Dental Students Henry Sanchez, MD, Professor, Pathology; Steve Rosen, PhD, Professor, Anatomy; Douglas Schmucker, PhD, Professor, Anatomy Histology and histopathology have been traditionally taught in the schools of medicine and dentistry using light microscopy and glass slides. The laboratory exercise for students is the cornerstone of medical and dental education wherein the student examines normal and altered tissue in an interactive fashion using a microscope. These laboratory exercises expand upon the knowledge gained from didactic lectures and reading assignments. However, the maintenance of histology and histopathology glass slides is time consuming and costly due to breakage, fading and drying. The histology and pathology laboratory portions of the integrated curricula in the UCSF Schools of Medicine and Dentistry need to implement digital virtual microscopy as an adjunct to the traditional use of the microscope and glass slides. This project will scan the entire medical student histopathology slides and dental histology student teaching glass slides. Scanning will be performed by Aperio Technologies, Inc., a vendor of microscopy slide scanners. Developing Spanish Language Skills for Health Assessment and Clinical Teaching of the Prenatal Patient Pilar Bernal de Pheils, CNM, FNP, MSN, Clinical Professor, Nursing; Amy Levi, CNM, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing; Rosemary Plank, RN, PhD, Academic Coordinator, Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing This grant will fund the development of an interactive learning experience for nurse-midwifery and nurse practitioner students to increase Spanish language skills for use in the prenatal care setting. This learning experience will include observing and interacting with videotaped scenarios, recording and posting responses to be reviewed by peers for collaborative learning, interacting synchronously in an interview situation, and role-playing with another student. Laboratory Teaching Slides and a Web-Based Study Guide for Understanding Hematopoiesis: An Educational Tool for Teaching Hematology Andrew D. Leavitt, MD, Associate Professor-in-Residence, Medicine This project seeks to improve medical student understanding of microscopic findings in hematology by generating a focused glass slide set of normal and abnormal hematopoiesis, a web-based module to prepare for hands-on microscope time, and a set of digital images for use during case-based small group discussions. Using a Student-Directed Wiki to Create Community Projects and Build a Community of Learners Elizabeth Wilson, MD, MPH, Interim Director, PRIME-US, Assistant Clinical Professor, Family and Community Medicine PRIME-US (Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved) is a new five-year track for medical students interested in working with the urban underserved. This project will develop an academic wiki to support the design and implementation of community projects required by the PRIME-US program. The wiki will also be a tool for collaboration and community building in the program. In addition, it will serve as a model for other curricular projects that would benefit from digital collaboration. Stereoscopic Projection System for the Instruction of Health Science Students in Anatomy Richard Breiman, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Radiology, Director, Henry I. Goldberg Center for Advanced Imaging Education This grant will be used to implement a portable stereoscopic 3D projection system at UCSF. Such a system is capable of displaying anatomy teaching modules in immersive stereoscopic 3D environments to small student groups, as well as a large audience in a classroom setting. This system will have applications in all UCSF schools in which an understanding of anatomy is critical to building a solid knowledge base, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and in physical therapy training. Online Video Library and Case Conference Teaching Modules Howard Rosen, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurology The UCSF Memory and Aging Center is developing an online resource that includes a video library of neurodegenerative disorders of aging as well as detailed case studies that include clinical case descriptions, videos of patients, brain imaging, and pathology data as a robust learning aid to support education about dementia. 
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