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The Quebec Health Care System: Its Implication for Medical Education
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Des Marchais, Jacques E. – Journal of Medical Education, 1975
Since November 1, 1970, doctors in Quebec have been operating under a government-controlled compulsory and universal "fee-for-service" insurance plan. This article reviews resulting changes and examines implications for medical education of "global medicine," team care, external control of costs, and a new role for the…
Descriptors: Government Role, Health Insurance, Health Services, Higher Education
Preparing Personnel to Meet the Demand
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Burket, George E. – Journal of Medical Education, 1970
Prepared for delivery at 81st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Los Angeles, California, November 1, 1970, on the need for training more family physicians. (IR)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Family Health, Medical Education, Medical Schools
Graduate Physician Training in Primary Care
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Haggerty, Robert J. – Journal of Medical Education, 1974
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medicine
Teaching Occupational Health to Physicians
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Wegman, David H.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1978
A comprehensive training program is described that prepares students to identify and prevent occupational disease, emphasizing public health. Content areas include epidemiology and biostatistics, toxicology, industrial hygiene, safety and ergonomics, policy issues, administration, and clinical aspects. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Medical Education
The Results of a 13-year Training Program in Maternal and Child Health for Physicians
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Wallace, Helen M. – Journal of Medical Education, 1976
The experience over 13 years of one school of public health in preparing physicians for the field of maternal and child health is described. Some 256 of the 292 graduates have remained in community health work. Of the 292 graduates, 106 are engaged in some teaching responsibilities. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Health Services, Educational Programs, Employment Patterns
Family Medicine Training and National Health Manpower Needs
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Kirkwood, C. Richard; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1978
The Family Medicine Post Doctoral Training Program of the University of Rochester at Highland Hospital (FMTP) was established in 1967 in response to documented national need. Present activities of FMTP graduates are reviewed. (LBH)
Descriptors: Family Practice (Medicine), Geographic Distribution, Higher Education, Labor Needs
Educational Implications of Ambulatory Care in the Community.
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And Others; Rabin, David L. – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
Results of a survey to document the nature and volume of ambulatory care in the community, based on an assessment of the visit, indicate that nearly four of five ambulatory visits made to physicians are for primary care and that all physicians, even the most specialized, provide a substantial amount of primary care. Implications for medical…
Descriptors: Family Practice (Medicine), Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Medical Education
The General Accounting Office and the Public Health.
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Staats, Elmer B. – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
Recent activities of the General Accounting Office (GAO) related to the allocation of medical resources and services are reviewed. Focus is on the evaluation of programs designed to increase public access to quality health care and to contain health care costs. GAO supervision of grant monies designated for medical research is also discussed. (JMD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Delivery Systems, Federal Government, Government Role