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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2019
For 65 years, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has been serving the students of the West. The largest of WICHE's three Student Access Programs, the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), helps more than 40,000 Western undergraduates save on nonresident tuition. The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) allows…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Exchange Programs, Geographic Regions, Out of State Students
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2018
The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)--the nation's largest regional tuition-reciprocity program--is celebrating its 30th year of regional exchange in the 2017-18 academic year. The tuition reciprocity agreement allows nonresident students from a WICHE state to enroll in participating two- or four-year public institutions located in another…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Exchange Programs, Geographic Regions, Out of State Students
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Shaffer, Justin F. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2013
To provide a realistic view of the biotechnology industry for students, a novel course focusing on recombinant proteins and their importance in medicine, pharmaceuticals, industry, scientific research, and agriculture was developed. ''Designer Proteins and Society,'' an upper-division elective, was taught in the Fall 2012 semester to 16 junior,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biotechnology, College Science, Molecular Biology
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Consedine, Nathan S.; Yu, Tzu-Chieh; Windsor, John A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2013
Given global demand on health workforces, understanding student enrollment motivations are critical. Prior studies have concentrated on variation in career and lifestyle values; the current work evaluated the importance of disgust sensitivity in the prediction of health career interests. We argue that emotional proclivities may be important and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Nursing, Nursing Education, Pharmacy
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Wilson, Keithia L.; Murphy, Karen A.; Pearson, Andrew G.; Wallace, Barbara M.; Reher, Vanessa G. S.; Buys, Nicholas – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The engagement and retention of commencing students is a longstanding issue in higher education, particularly with the implementation of the widening student participation agenda. The early weeks of the first semester are especially critical to student engagement and early attrition. This study investigated the perceived early transition needs of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Holding Power, Learner Engagement, College Students
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Jay, Eleanor; Aslani, Parisa; Raynor, D. K. – Health Education Journal, 2011
Background: Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) forms an important basis for the dissemination of medicines information worldwide. Methods: This article presents an overview of the design and development of Australian CMI, and discusses "user-testing" as an iterative, formative process for CMI design. Findings: In Australia, legislation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Medicine, Drug Therapy
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Fry, Jeffrey R.; Burr, Steven A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2011
Here, we describe a human physiology laboratory class measuring changes in autonomic function over time in response to atropine. Students use themselves as subjects, generating ownership and self-interest in the learning as well as directly experiencing the active link between physiology and pharmacology in people. The class is designed to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Metabolism, Scientific Research, Pharmacology
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2012
There has been renewed interest in regional cooperation since the economic downturn began in late 2007. In 2012, 14 of 15 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) states are facing dramatic cuts in their budgets, and economists are cautious about predicting exactly when the economy might begin to improve. Fortunately, the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Regional Cooperation, Student Exchange Programs, Tuition
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2011
Regional cooperation is crucial in times of economic downturn. In 2011, 14 out of 15 of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) states are facing dramatic cuts in their budgets and the trend is expected to continue. Despite hard times, students and their families in the West continue to benefit from hundreds of millions of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Regional Cooperation, Student Exchange Programs, Tuition
Neelakantan, Shailaja – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
This article reports that India's medical profession is in a crisis. For every 10,000 people in India there are only six doctors, compared with nearly 55 in the United States and nearly 21 in Canada. The problem is likely to get worse before it gets better. Professors are leaving medical schools for better-paying jobs in private hospitals and in…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Economic Progress, Medical Schools, Hospitals
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Einfeld, Stewart L. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This article presents 14 basic guidelines for consideration in use of psychotropic medications with individuals with developmental disabilities. Suggestions are intended primarily for prescribers of these drugs but also intended to illustrate to other practitioners the process surrounding decisions regarding drug treatment. (PB)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Medicine, Pharmacy
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Wotiz, John H., Ed. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1979
Mendeleev's prediction of existence of the radioactive element, Polonium, and the discovery of iproniazid and its role in antidepressant therapy are presented. (BB)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Disease Control, Medicine
Theesen, Karen A. – 1995
A compilation of literature and clinical wisdom, this handbook provides the reader with current information on the safety and efficacy of the psychotropic agents in the pediatric population. It lists information on the pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, dosing, and suggested monitoring guidelines for children and adolescents. The guide may also be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Stoberski, Zygmunt – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1978
Provides a list of international medical and pharmaceutical terminology in three stages of development: (1) established international terms; (2) neologisms in the course of unification; and (3) recent neologisms in the course of unification. (AM)
Descriptors: Chemical Nomenclature, Glossaries, Language Standardization, Medical Vocabulary
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Berger, Philip A. – Science, 1978
This is a review of the pharmacological treatment of mental illnesses. Included topics are: schizophrenia, depression, mania, antipsychotic drugs, antidepressants, lithium, and ethics. (BB)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Drug Therapy, Medical Services, Medicine
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