The purpose of the project analyzed in this document was to initiate, develop, implement, and evaluate a curriculum within its program of Association Degree (A.D.) nursing for veterans with past training. The analysis of this project is discussed in the following chapters: (1) general (stating rationale, purpose, etc.); (2) comparison of corpsman…

The dysfunctional status gap between nonphysician health administrators and physician-clinicians in any health care setting can be diminished by lengthening and toughening the curriculum in schools preparing health administrators. (Editor)

A coordinated council met to establish ground rules to coordinate the activities of various organizations and educational institutions interested in and concerned with the continuing education of nurses in Ohio. Their purpose was to provide all nurses with opportunities to increase their knowledge and skills for the delivery of health care. (RB)

This report examines how the teacher-practitioner model has been developed and is implemented at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (Chicago, Illinois) in the professional training of audiologists. Discussed are the model's attributes, integration of the clinical and academic programs, advantages of the model, demands of the model, and…

The Peer Review Workgroup of the Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative developed a novel set of quality community-engaged scholarship characteristics and a resource package aimed at two primary audiences: faculty seeking promotion or tenure based on community-engaged scholarship; and review, promotion, and tenure committee members…

Communities across our nation--whether geographic, ethnic, or issue-based in their composition--are struggling to be healthy, to grow, and thrive. The production of knowledge and the sharing of knowledge by both the community and the higher education institution is the key to helping our communities improve. Retaining and valuing community-engaged…

The study reported consisted of a preliminary investigation of patterns of interaction between medical and paramedical students in multidisciplinary groups, the composition of which mirrored actual community health teams. (Author/PG)

Describes a program at the University of California-Davis designed for medical students interested in careers in health sciences. One of the goals of the program is to provide students with realistic data to choose a health career. (Editor/PG)

Learning strategies, a complex system of interrelated activities, are significantly related to the academic performance of disadvantaged students entering health-science education. The Revised Learning Strategies Inventory (RLSI) was used in conjunction with the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA) to investigate relationships between these…

The Council on Dental Education cooperates with the American Dental Hygienists' Association in developing educational requirements for schools of dental hygiene. To be eligible for accreditation, schools must operate on a non-profit basis. A school applying for accreditation completes a previsitation questionnaire concerning its program. The…

The United States Public Health Service Nursing Research Project Grants established in 1955, support studies dealing with all aspects of nursing practice, organization and delivery of nursing services to the patient, nursing as an occupation, and ways of communicating research findings. Intended as a means of sharing information about ongoing…

This paper aims to identify major problems in professional education which appear common to all professions. The 4 categories of problems considered are: establishment of an identity and purpose, organization of instruction, relations with other units within the institution, and relations with external agencies. It then discusses, through an…

In this program for the professional preparation of health educators, school health and community health curriculums are interrelated. (MM)

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry's Gerontology Curriculum Development Committee summarizes the results of a survey of institutional practice and presents its recommendations for implementing a comprehensive optometric gerontology curriculum at each member institution. (MSE)