A study investigated use of upper-level undergraduate pharmacy students, rather than graduate students, as mentors/teaching assistants in a pharmacy ethics course. Course participants felt the student mentors facilitated their successful completion of the course, and that carefully selected, trained, and supported upper-level undergraduate student…

The first phase of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Medical School Objectives Project, to develop consensus on the attributes medical students should possess on graduation, is reported. Each of the four identified attributes is explained, and the associated learning objectives are stated. Attributes are the physician must be…

In reaction to the pioneering model of social justice education in counseling psychology described by Goodman, Liang, Helms, Latta, Sparks, and Weintraub, several implications of social justice work for policy, education, and practice in the mental health professions are suggested. Specifically, it is recommended that mental health scientists and…

This document summarizes the requirements and guidelines for the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). This program is authorized by Section 787 of the Public Health Service Act to make grants to and contracts with postsecondary institutions to carry out programs which assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate…

One requisite of a profession is that its practitioners hold a credential certifying that the individual is competent to provide needed services. In the fields of health, physical education, recreation, and dance, diverse groups compete in credentialing practitioners. The four papers in this collection discuss who is, or should be, responsible for…

This report of the findings of a survey of a sample of 1,073 resident institutions which provide nursing or personal care to the aged or chronically ill emphasizes employee work experience, special training, and wages. The median total experience for all nursing and professional employees in the type of job held at the time of the survey was 4.1…

In 1963, the National Commission on Community Health Services appointed the Task Force on Health Manpower to assess community health needs, to evaluate methods of recruiting, educating, developing, motivating and utilizing manpower, and to recommend ways to assure availability and optimal utilization of manpower based upon community health needs.…

The United States will be able to grapple with health and economic issues more clearly and directly if it can benefit from the highest quality professional efforts to uncover, assemble, and synthesize relevant information and to develop the best measures to deal with the problems. Thus a high level of professional performance in public health is a…

The document contains 22 appendixes which were cross-referenced in the final report of a study on the University of the Pacific's interdisciplinary program called School of Health Professions (SHP). Items include the following: (1-A) obesity study guide; (1-B) diabetes mellitus study guide; (1-C) hypertension study guide; (2) identification and…

This monograph considers the clinical concept as used by professions other than teaching to help clarify the meaning of clinical experience and clinical practice in teacher education. Papers are presented from the professions of clinical psychology, allied health, business, and nursing. The following questions were posed to the authors for…

Approximately 150 projects being funded under the Nurse Training Act of 1964 and undertaken by universities, colleges, and hospitals are briefly described. The name and location are supplied for the hospital conducting each project. VT 003 971 "Project Grants for Improvement in Nurse Training," is a related document. (JK)

This paper reviews the literature on the use of dental auxiliaries (hygienists, assistants, and laboratory technicians). The dentist may increase his productivity by employing more auxiliaries and by delegating more tasks to them. Even though state laws and rules are becoming more liberal in allowing the dentist to delegate tasks to his…

This report graphically summarizes the findings of a longitudinal study of 1961 college graduates. The study is based on a probability sample of 41,000 college seniors polled in 135 colleges and universities in 1961. Annual follow-up surveys were conducted in 1962, 1963, and 1964. This report presents information on: (1) the graduate study…

Prepared to disseminate the materials resulting from the institute to those who may want to replicate the model and for the many health professions faculty who were unable to attend but who requested information, this resource manual contains the four curriculum models developed by the participants in addition to excerpts from the lectures of some…