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)

A survey of the design, emphases, and content of predoctoral curriculum in orthodontics shows wide variation in the amount and timing of didactic and clinical instruction. (MSE)

Education which enables students to integrate theory and practice can be viewed as the primary task of the professional school, but a task that is rarely performed. A set of conditions that facilitate this are given. (Author/AM)

Presents an operational academic department designed to meet the existing and anticipated requirements for scholarship and service in the clinical laboratories at a university. (Editor/PG)

The New England College of Optometry's two separate but integrated clinical postgraduate programs, one providing Veterans' Administration residencies and the other, college-based fellowships, are described. The shared curriculum components, exchange process, and evaluation system are highlighted. (MSE)

The 440 interventions completed by pharmacy residents in an inpatient on-call program were analyzed for their source (self-initiated, solicited by physician or staff pharmacist), type (selection of dosage, schedule, drug level monitoring, route of administration), impact on quality of care, cost of care, and clinical significance. (Author/MSE)

Third year medical students (n=26) participated in a pilot program of an entirely outpatient multispecialty clinic experience. Overall, 61 percent of outpatient encounters involved a surgical diagnosis currently managed entirely on an outpatient basis, illustrating the importance of this setting in broad student exposure to surgery and surgical…

This paper describes an educational experiment with the placement of second year students in field settings in the United Kingdom. (Editor/KE)

This study attempted to determine the effects of early patient contact through clinic experience upon the perceptions and attitudes of first year dental students. Questionnaires were administered at the beginning and end of students' first year in an innovative and new dental school where they were introduced to clinic experience within the first…

Reports on clinical legal education, considers its sources, and speculates on its future. (.author/PG)

At Cornell University Medical College one 3-hour session in dermatology is required during the second year. A teaching exercise has been developed that combines a lecture, laboratory exercises, and presentations of patients. (Author)

The community health clerkship at the University of Florida is 5 weeks of clinical rotation which provides experiences in community settings varying from preceptorships with family physicians to primary care responsibilities in a rural health center and a ghetto clinic. (Author)

Examines the goals to which legal education should aspire with a view to developing clinical programs in the U.S. and Australia. (HS)

Four due process cases in which judicial decisions were made about dental students' dismissals occurring as a result of poor clinical performance are reviewed. All decisions reiterate the opinion that educators are uniquely qualified to assess a student's academic achievement and professional development. The school's responsibility is also…