Describes an independent study program in pediatrics including a preclinical clerkship curriculum. (Author/PG)

An Independent Study Program (ISP) was created in the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1967 to provide educational options to foster self-reliant education for medical students. (Editor)

The objective of the study reported was to develop and to evaluate a multifaceted teaching program in gastroenterology for second-year students of medicine. Critical information is defined in a narrative, problem-oriented, pathophysiological core syllabus. (Editor)

A subtopic of cell biology, the structure and function of cell membranes, has been developed as a series of seven self-instructional slide-tape units and tested in five medical schools. Organization of advisers, analysis and definition of objectives and content, and development and evaluation of scripts and storyboards are discussed. (Author/LBH)

The Regional Medical Library System uses the networks to utilize regional nodes for bibliographic search and retrieval service to schools and individuals. (Editor)

A study examined the effectiveness of training simulated patients with self-instructional materials. A program of 8 videotapes and 10 sets of written materials was given to 54 trainees. Most felt their competence was increased, and trainers gave simulators with self-instruction higher ratings in evaluating students. (Author/MSE)

A program for 30 additional medical students for the first two years of the medical school curriculum has been developed, and two groups of students have advanced to the clinical years. The course has been accepted as a continuing part of the curriculum and provides a more flexible track for some students. (Editor/LBH)

The differences between graduates who were in different curricula at Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine were identified. Physicians who combined the basic and clinical sciences throughout the program, chose specialties in family practice and psychiatry more than the regular track students. (Author/MLW)

A Personalized Study Program (PSP) was implemented in 1974 at Ohio State for all students on the psychiatry clerkship. PSP included an assigned textbook and syllabus of reading assignments, private meetings with tutors, standardized practice quizzes, optional use of other opportunities, and a written final exam. Its success is noted. (LBH)

Describes the program of the Learning Resource and Development Center established by the Center for Educational Development of the University of Illinois College of Medicine to provide self-instructional practice of clinical skills through the use of instructional simulations and assistance to the medical faculty in developing and evaluating the…

Psychiatry instruction was divided into three components: basic information taught in a self-instructional format; experiential content (e.g., counseling and interviewing skills) taught with instructor feedback; and training in psychiatric data collection and diagnosis integrated in the self-instructional unit. Course use at Utah and student…