This learning activity package on temperature, pulse, and respiration is one of a series of 12 titles developed for use in health occupations education programs. Materials in the package include objectives, a list of materials needed, information sheets, reviews (self evaluations) of portions of the content, and answers to reviews. These topics…

This report provides selected information on minorities and women working in the health fields or preparing for them as students in health professions schools. The report is in two sections. The first section consists of tables presenting educational and employment data for racial and ethnic minorities in the health fields, with accompanying text.…

The Dental Auxiliary Department of the University of Puerto Rico designed a career option dental auxiliary training program which is a step ladder program with three exit points over a period of two academic years. The first option is a six-month track to train a traditional chairside dental auxiliary. The second option is a nine-month track to…

The purpose of the Allied Health Manpower Training Model Project has been to develop a comprehensive manpower development program for health professionals that will serve as a model for other training institutions and health care organizations as they undertake continuing manpower planning and reorganization to meet the changing requirements for…

The purpose of this project was to develop a methodology to establish standards of job performance and continuing education opportunities for maintaining competency of occupational therapists. The report contents include (1) Statement of the Problem (The Need for Re-Certification, Problems in the Design of the Re-Certification Program, and the…

As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…

This document contains vocational education program courses standards (curriculum frameworks and student performance standards) for exploratory courses, practical arts courses, and job preparatory programs in health occupations education offered at the secondary or postsecondary level as a part of Florida's comprehensive vocational education…

This report, the result of an 18-month study by the NAS Institute of Medicine, Committee to Study the Role of Allied Health Personnel (including two workshops with invited experts), examines the diverse set of health care occupations that fall under the umbrella term "allied health." The report is organized in eight chapters. Chapter 1…

This instructor's packet accompanies the learning activity package (LAP) on temperature, pulse, and respiration. Contents included in the packet are a time sheet, suggested uses for the LAP, an instruction sheet, final LAP reviews, a final LAP review answer key, suggested activities, an additional resources list, and student completion cards to…

ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUPERVISORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND STAFF MEMBERS OF THE LABOR DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE ATTENDED A NATIONAL SEMINAR DESIGNED TO ASSIST LEADERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH COMMUNITIES TO CONSIDER THE CONCEPT OF…

Arizona's medical laboratory personnel training programs were examined in relation to the nationwide development and distribution of laboratory personnel classifications (Medical Technologist--MT, Medical Laboratory Technician--MLT, and Certified Laboratory Assistant--CLA) and the national educational response which has resulted in an increase in…

During Phase I of an Allied Health Professions Basic Improvement Grant, a five-member committee developed a curriculum for a medical laboratory technology program at Miami-Dade Junior College by: (1) defining competencies which differentiate a certified laboratory assistant from a medical laboratory technician, (2) translating expected laboratory…

Gives an overview of the myriad problems associated with resources allocation in allied health educational administration and compares them with an overview and uses of the information from a typical institutional research office. (LAS)

Traces the development of tenure from its origins to modern times. External and internal pressures and constraints that have led to a debate on the nature and need for the existence of tenure are described. The traditional and alternative tenure models are set forth. (Author/CT)

The ability of the educational system to bring about thinking allied health practitioners will remain limited unless methods of education are used that bring about reflective practitioners able to be change agents. Education must be transformative, helping the individual to reach new personal or professional heights. Some sort of balance must be…