A new method for evaluating cancer education programs, using an external/internal evaluation team is outlined. The internal program staff are required to collect the data, arrange for a site visit, provide access to personnel, and make available other information requested by the evaluators. The external team consists of a dentist with oncological…

The Vanderbilt Summer Research Program in diabetes, which was designed to interest medical students in research careers and diabetes care, was evaluated. The program provides stipends to 20 sophomore and junior medical students for 12 weeks of preceptor-supervised laboratory research work, clinical experience, and classroom instruction. The…

A conceptual model based on three frameworks--traditional functionalist, micropolitical, and adult learning--for evaluating clinical experiences in administrator education is developed in this paper. Surveys mailed to 74 students in a university educational administration program elicited 40 responses, a 54 percent return rate. Statistical and…

A staffing model for client assignment to graduate-level counselor trainees in the Counseling Practicum Clinic of the Department of Counseling Psychology at Ball State University is presented. Staffing and assignment procedures for this clinic which serves approximately 300 non-student clients and 50-60 counselor trainees each quarter, are…

An overview is presented of the current state of athletic training education. In examining the quality of the curriculum offered for the preparation of athletic trainers, it is noted that a background in such basic sciences as anatomy and physiology is essential and that considerable improvement is needed in the area of clinical experience. It is…

The procedures of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry's Office of External Educational Programs are reviewed to show how quality assurance techniques can be categorized. The format was designed to evaluate quality assurance procedures for both the educational and service aspects of eye care. (MLW)

An attending tutor program designed to increase faculty-student contact within an Obstetrics and Gynecology clerkship was evaluated. Sessions were observed, written documents were reviewed, and faculty and students were interviewed in order to determine if the program was meeting its goals. Based on the evaluation data, the program was…

Internship and field experience practices of University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) member institutions in the United States are examined in this report. Questionnaires were completed by 44 out of 47 chairpersons of educational administration departments at 44 UCEA member schools, a 93.6 percent response rate. Data were compared…

An optometric clinical education workshop conducted by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry for clinical administrators and faculty is reported. Major issues were: clinical education objectives; nature and setting of clinical experience; methods, techniques and responsibilities of clinical instruction; and evaluation of student…

Analysis of patient logbooks kept by 75 medical students in a family medicine clerkship provided a great deal of information about the nature of students' experience, changes taking place as the year progressed, the degree to which program objectives were being met, and differences between sites. (MSE)

This program description, written for psychology curriculum developers and faculty, addresses the design, problems, and benefits of incorporating a respecialization course of study into the existing psychology clincial training program at the University of Massachusetts. An example of the individualized curriculum designed to meet the clinical and…

A voluntary, pre-matriculation summer session for selected first-year dental students has been evolved to facilitate their development and academic progress. With dental students, practicing dentists, and dental school faculty as staff, the program focuses on basic science foundations, effective study skills, pre-clinical techniques, and…

A survey of 12 medical and other health sciences schools which have implemented a standard three-year curriculum in the past few years revealed that only one of these schools is planning to revert to a standard four-year program. Some are introducing more attractive four-year curriculum options. The schools' self-ratings of the success of the…

A survey of doctoral students who had completed a course in clinical supervision was conducted to assess students' perceptions of the effectiveness of supervision training tasks. Of the 45 surveys mailed, 27 were returned. Results indicated that the majority of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that all training tasks were effective in…

The major objectives in the establishment of a clinic in a department of psychology are to provide a setting for clinical training and for clinical research. Five issues must be considered in order to evaluate a departmental clinic effectively. First, there should be prior specification of objectives and periodic restatement of goals that include…