A new building on the University of Nebraska campus at Omaha contains facilities for the greatly expanded programs that will train health, physical education, and recreational personnel for the eighties. (Author/MLF)

Presented is an overview of the steps in the development of a competency-based curriculum and examples which apply the concepts to a physical therapy educational program. (JH)

A practical clinical examination model for use by state board examiners in optometry is described including purpose, format, examination design, procedures, evaluation examples and administration. (JMF)

This handbook is designed to assist preceptors/mentors in a local allied health technology program, a school/industry partnership focused on training students for entry-level employment in the health care field by means of a work internship/externship. It draws heavily on the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)…

This instructional analysis centers on identifying the skills, related knowledge, teacher activities, and student activities that are central to teaching various topics included in the core curriculum for health occupations courses. Addressed in the volume are the following instructional areas: first aid; medical terminology; medical asepsis;…

Intended to provide information about health careers and sources of financial support for a college education, the guide also lists information useful for securing financial aid for many other types of training and education. Nine sections provide specific information on health careers; information and scholarships on medical schools and other…

This booklet lists tasks and functions the health occupations student should be able to do upon entering an employment situation or a postsecondary school. (Listings are also available for the areas of cosmetology and transportation/automotive mechanics.) Tasks are coded to correspond to those on the Student Performance Record, which details a…

Procedures are suggested for developing and using oral and/or practical assessment for the certification of professional competence in the health-care professions. Specific guidelines are offered for (1) deciding when to use oral or practical examinations, (2) developing sound examinations, and (3) evaluating the psychometric adequacy of developed…

This manual provides the regional clinical coordinator with ideas of what a clinical support system for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) providers should include and ideas on how to create effective regional systems. Following an introductory section, the first of three additional sections defines the purpose of clinical support systems as…

The Salt Lake City schools' Health Careers Program gives junior and senior high school students who are considering medical profession careers an opportunity to have a two-semester internship experience in the medical field. Students earn credits while investigating various health careers. (MD)

Guidelines for proposed residencies in optometry are presented for pediatric, rehabilitative, and hospital optometry. Their significance in terms of costs, patient population, faculty expertise, and critical mass are discussed. (JMF)

This text and course are intended to assist the trained medication aide in administering medications properly, safely, and effectively. There are six comprehensive units for instruction and reference: (1) legal requirements; (2) general drug information; (3) medical abbreviations and symbols and the medication order; (4) use of medication…

Discusses weaknesses in the system for rating educational quality in medical schools, and suggests ways to enhance the mechanics of the ratings task, the system used to obtain ratings, and factors affecting raters' judgments. The effect of the current health-care environment on ratings is examined, and guidelines are offered for a national effort…

Considers how communication researchers have developed a solid body of knowledge in the health field but know little about the activities of public relations practitioners in public health bodies. Suggests that public relations scholarship and practice have much to offer the field of public health in helping public health bodies meet their…

This handbook is intended to provide administrators, vocational counselors, and teachers with a convenient reference of entry-level jobs. The handbook organizes information on over 3,000 jobs into the nine occupational clusters that have been identified by the Department of Labor in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). Jobs are organized…