Noting the dependency of healthcare education on practice-based learning, Michael Begg, Rachel Ellaway, David Dewhurst, and Hamish Macleod suggest that creating a virtual clinical setting for students to interact with virtual patients can begin to address educational demands for clinical experience. They argue that virtual patient simulations that…

This speech describes a clinical experience program designed to a) illustrate and demonstrate principles of practice, b) involve the application and testing of teaching and learning theory, and c) provide opportunities for developing competency in a full range of teaching tasks. Clinical experiences in the school are composed of three phases:…

Students who took a pediatric elective scored significantly higher on pediatric examinations than those who did not. (Author/PG)

A consortium of five nursing schools and a hospital established a clinical internship program that increased nurse recruitment and retention and eased orientation and transition. Strategies to overcome turf issues and member resistance emerged. (SK)

Describes the external optometric education program at the Sidney Hillman Health Centre (Chicago, Illinois). Discusses the history of the clinic, its administrative and educational philosophy, and its affiliation with two prominent hospitals and the Illinois College of Optometry. (DB)

The Resources Development Internship Program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education has 5 major objectives: (1) to provide constructive service projects for students seeking to supplement their classroom learning experiences; (2) to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their exceptional abilities and gain valuable…

The implementation of the intern program described in this document was based on information collected from superintendents and psychological personnel, the state department of education, and teachers and other school personnel. The activities in which the interns participated included PTA meetings, faculty meetings, in-service days, home visits,…

Practitioners responses to a questionnaire survey indicate that they perceive the internship aspects of their counselor education process as at least somewhat helpful to their functioning on the job. (CJ)

To better understand the medical internship, a required and critical part of the educational preparation of young physicians, and its relevance for their future careers, the experience of interns on the Harvard Medical Service at the Boston City Hospital was documented. The principal method used to gather information was participation in and…

A discussion of the issues related to the acceptability of off-campus experiential learning and suggestions for dealing with them. (Editor)

Public service internships not only provide a means for college students to help government get its job done, they also teach the student a good deal about the real world of urban affairs. This report covers the Urban Corps approach to providing a college student internship program in local government. Such a program is based on 3 principles: (1)…

This paper is the result of a limited analysis of the WICHE internship program directed by the Urban Studies Center at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. The methodology used for analyzing the internship program was carried out primarily through the use of 2 questionnaires. One was used for the interns and the other for…

While counselor education programs are directly responsible for the didactic instruction and the development of basic counseling skills, they rely on field study sites and site supervisors to help train and produce professional trained counselors. The quality of training and supervision determined the quality of the experiential learning, as well…

The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the activities of clerks, (2) identify teaching and learning experiences, and (3) to describe the effects of career selection with respect to responsibility, skill development, and enjoyment of the program. (Editor)