Presents a theoretical framework and practical suggestions for incorporating games and simulation into allied health instruction. Discusses research findings that support the use of educational simulation/games as tools for higher cognitive learning and for the improvement of teaching effectiveness as measured by student achievement in the allied…

A tested approach to a systematic progression of learning from the classroom to the clinical internship is presented. A basic model, TAR (theory, application, and reinforcement), is described. Analysis of data from clinicians, students, and faculty indicated that the TAR model provides a needed integrating structure. (Author/CT)

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)

Discusses the importance of getting and retaining the right people as faculty members if research and scholarship in the allied health professions are to be enhanced. (JOW)

Responses from 47 percent of 310 deans/directors of allied health education programs revealed an average of 35.5 percent of allied health faculty achieving tenure, compared to 58.2 percent for campuses generally. Most noted a trend toward more rigorous tenure criteria. (SK)

Barriers to interdisciplinary teamwork in allied health education include loss of revenue, schedule conflicts, differences in degree level, identity and status protection, and content control issues. Ways to foster teamwork include all-inclusive cross-enrollment, web-based curricula, and hiring of faculty across disciplinary lines. (SK)

A survey at Armstrong Atlantic State University (South Carolina) obtained responses from 167 students and 24 faculty in an allied-health occupations interdisciplinary core curriculum. Both groups agreed the courses had a positive impact on students. Faculty enjoyed interdisciplinary teaching despite increased workload and had opportunities for…

A survey of 430 allied-health preceptors found they were rewarded by seeing students grow in the clinical setting; low student motivation and poor behavior frustrated them; they expected students to have appropriate skills; and health care restructuring is decreasing their internal rewards. (Author/JOW)

Improvement of health care will require international cooperation. This will necessitate reorientation in training, teamwork, and democratization of the health system, based on patients' real needs. (SK)

A North American-European university consortium engages in exchange of allied health students and faculty, joint research projects, seminars, study tours, shared resources, and intensive training programs. (SK)

The Georgia State University College of Health and Human Sciences and the health care system in the republic of Georgia are engaged in a partnership to establish a professional training program and continuing education for allied health professions in the former Soviet state. (SK)

A research review identified the experience of stress and coping abilities of health professions students and first-year professionals. Effective workplace interventions for dealing with burnout and curriculum modifications to improve students' coping mechanisms were developed. (Contains 33 references.) (SK)

Synthesis of a five-stage collaboration model and an alliance model resulted in an interprofessional alliance model, which describes stages and relationships in collaboration among health professionals. The model shows how successful collaboration is correlated with the level of caring, personal knowledge, and social support in the relationships.…

Survey responses (n=1,620) from health processionals in communications disorders, clinical laboratory science, health information management, physical therapy, and respiratory care indicated the majority support licensure and certification; 45.3% had difficulty finding accessible, relevant continuing education programs; cost and distance were…

The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program (created under the Comprehensive Health Manpower Act of 1971) is briefly described followed by a discussion of the University of North Carolina's regional planning efforts for continuing education. Major planning problems--aggregate numbers, continuing education suppliers, geographic distribution,…