Ahoy! It’s the giving season in orthodonticsThe orthodontics clinic is aglow with the holiday spirit, thanks to the orthodontics department chair, Dr. John Rugh. On his own time, Dr. Rugh made 42 glass ball ornaments for the clinic’s Christmas tree, and inside the glass balls are photos of the clinic’s faculty, staff, dental assistants and residents.
“Patients are having fun identifying their dental care providers on the tree,” Dr. Rugh said.
The orthodontics clinic, which is on the fourth floor of the dental building, has a decidedly nautical theme. In keeping with the décor, Dr. Rugh also inserted a miniature paper sailing ship into each ornament. The ornaments are certain to be nice keepsakes for the department’s personnel. Thanks, Dr. Rugh!
UTEC graduatesGraduates of the UTHSCSA Teaching Excellence Course (UTEC) include: front, (L-R) Louise Brumfield, C.R.N.A.; Cara Knight, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Thea Ballinger; Beth Wilkes, Ph.D.; Liliana Oaks, M.D.; Pamela Keys, M.S.N.; Melva Perez, O.T.R., M.B.A. Back (L-R) Sean Garcia, M.D.; Rolando Lozano, M.D.; Isabel Gay, Ph.D.; Marisela Perez, B.S.; Irene Fernando, R.N.; Glen Medellin, M.D.; James Tanyi; Nathan Weiderhold, PharmD; Ruth Skellett, Ph.D.; Pothana Saikumar, Ph.D., Erica Oliveira, D.D.S., M.P.H.; Sally Dunlap, Ph.D.; Weislaw Furmaga, M.D.; Albert Sanders, M.D.; and Ann Newstead, P.T.
UTEC is conducted in workshop format to encourage an exchange of perspectives about educational issues, allow participants to practice several types of teaching and acquire experience with important teacher tasks such as evaluating student performance, presenting lectures, planning courses, teaching psychomotor skills, intervening with students who are challenging (difficult) and developing web-based courses.
