Elements and considerations in the provision of effective remediation for optometry students not achieving in clinical competence are discussed. Remediation of technical, cognitive, and noncognitive skills are included. A course in professional communication offered by the Pennsylvania College of Optometry is described. (MSE)

Studies in five senior medical school classes at Southern Illinois University investigated whether using multiple standardized patients to simulate the same case in postclerkship medical student evaluation affects the measure's reliability. Results of three studies show little or no effect on reliability of total, checklist, or written test…

A University of Adelaide (Australia) study investigated the effect of administering identical stations to different classes over a 12-year period within the objective structured clinical examination component of a final-year medical school examination. Repeat administrations correlated with improved student performance over time. (Author/MSE)

The Clinical Learning Center resembles the physician's office, but it depends upon volunteer patients who come there primarily to contribute to the educational program while deriving no medical care. (Editor/PG)

Describes the training experiences of psychiatric residents who have not experienced internships. (PG)

Discusses needs for specialist certification and training in lawyering skills proposing a 3-year legal education program to include two years in a law school and one in a lawyer school which would be operated by the organized bar. (JT)

Several ways are examined in which clinicians can choose to be involved in social policy as extensions of their clinical practice roles. Key concepts of operationalizing, implementing, and promoting change are stressed. (Author/MH)

Describes the New York Heart Association's experimental program aimed at evaluating a method of developing physicians disciplined by research and competent both as teachers and in the care of patients (clinical scientists). (Author)

This study reviewed non-school internship centers that indicated they would consider applications from school psychology doctoral students. School psychology interns devoted the majority of their time to individual and group counseling and psychotherapy and assessment and were perceived as having strengths in educational and psychological…

Four years of experience with an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) following an eight-week surgical clerkship (n=356 students) are reported, including data on mean student performance across years, reliability coefficients, and generalizability. Implications for improvement and development of OSCE are discussed. (Author/MSE)

A study using five Southern Illinois University senior medical school classes (n=350 students) investigated whether having a standardized patient simulate a case repeatedly in postclerkship medical student evaluation affects the measure's reliability. Results suggest that repeated simulation had little or no effect on intercase reliability of…

A survey of medicine clerkship directors in 101 United States and Puerto Rican medical schools found descriptor grades the most commonly used, letter grades next most common, and numerical grading systems used by 4 schools. However, there was a lack of consistency in the descriptor grades used. (Author/MSE)

Surveyed 50 counseling psychology training directors and 189 counseling psychology doctoral student intern candidates concerning required 1-year professional practice internship. Eighteen directors noted that one or more of their students failed to obtain internship placement. Students and directors had different perceptions about application…

Examined the efficacy of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification (NATABOC) clinical experience requirements and individual student characteristics to predict candidate outcomes on the examination. Student surveys and exam scores indicated that neither number of clinical experience hours nor sports experiences influenced…