Issues to be considered in selecting organizations as sites for postdoctoral general dentistry programs are examined, including the advantages and disadvantages of dental schools and hospitals and the necessary faculty qualifications. (MSE)

To change state statutes and regulations concerning postdoctoral dental education as a requirement for licensure, the profession will have to provide ample justification and a change of philosophy regarding the qualification of the entry-level applicant into the profession in relation to protection of the public welfare. (MSE)

Answers the following questions: How does a Ph.D. degree differ from other postgraduate education? Why do people seek Ph.D.'s? How long does it take? How are graduate studies financed? and What kind of work do people with a Ph.D. do? (CT)

Announces the introduction of a refresher course designed to expose senior chemists to modern organic chemistry, delving into such topics as new synthetic methods, molecular orbital theory, heterocyclic and organometallic chemistry, and C-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, offered at the University of Florida in Gainesville in March 1981.…

All present and past participants in a post-PharmD pharmacy residency program were surveyed in a program evaluation. The residency was comprised of rotations in the emergency room and each resident was required to meet for one hour each day with assigned clinical pharmacy faculty for the morning report. (Author/MLW)

A survey determined the extent to which selected pediatric dental behavior management techniques are taught both didactically and clinically in 46 predoctoral and 45 postdoctoral programs. Results and trends are reported within the four categories of sedation, restraint, parental presence, and communications behavior management. (GLR)

Considers the importance of mentoring in physical, chemical, and social sciences research. Discusses the mentoring program of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) which focuses on helping women and minority scientists. Describes mentoring as "typically an asymmetrical power relation but it is not entirely unidimensional in flow of sources."…

Provides a description of a method of updating biology curricula by using postdoctoral scientists to convey knowledge of biotechniques to broaden students' understanding of modern biological research. Describes the data collection methods used during the two-year project to assess its effectiveness. (DDR)

Discusses the relationship between graduate and postgraduate training at universities, and industry needs. Describes university activities and the organization of university research in comparison to industry. Mentions three programs which have been undertaken in Denmark to integrate postgraduate training with industrial experience. (CW)

Reports results of a survey of departments of physiology in private and public medical and nonmedical schools (N=98). Includes information on faculty, positions, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, funding, and salaries. (DC)

This is a sketch of a dream about what higher education in the United States could become, and probably may become, within the ensuing generation. (Author)

For many aspiring faculty members it is required to spend several years in postdoctoral study before they will be considered for a faculty position. A postdoctoral researcher usually works under the supervision of a faculty mentor, and is free to concentrate on scholarly work, without teaching or advising. (MLW)

This survey of 67 university and 172 nonuniversity teaching hospitals in Japan found that many of the residents, especially in the university hospitals, received no experience in basic clinical skills during their 2-year residencies. Possible explanations for this lack are offered, and the need for improved training in basic clinical skills is…

The financial strategies used by five dental schools to support postdoctoral general dentistry education include increasing patient care income by residents, increasing income by faculty and other providers, enhancing extramural patient income, using management economics and efficiency, and developing innovative ways of generating income. (MSE)

In sciences, postdoctoral fellowships have become the terminal academic credential for a research career. Positions are supposed to be temporary, but amount to a holding pattern for many unable to find permanent jobs in research or needing to assemble the required publishing record. Some institutions are beginning to acknowledge this problem and…