Evaluation of student athletic trainers is conducted quarterly at Ohio University (Athens). The upperclassmen, along with the head athletic trainer and his assistants, help evaluate the freshmen. The evaluation of the upperclassmen is completed by the senior student trainers and the head trainer. The seniors and juniors working with the coaches in…

Report on a study of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center's Associate Program to determine what changes might be needed to continue attracting excellent young medical scientists. (Editor/PG)

In the Rural Physician Associate Program at the University of Minnesota, third-year medical students spend 12 months with a preceptor, located in a rural Minnesota community. (Author/PG)

The need for programs to update faculty training in ocular disease treatment is discussed, with emphasis placed on clinical experience and continuing education. (MSE)

A clinical program developed for Veterans Administration optometry residents and rotating Southern California College of Optometry interns consisted of clinical patient examination followed by case discussion, a formal lecture corresponding to the ocular and systemic diseases presented in the examination, and student testing. (MSE)

A professor describes his positive impressions of a law clinic from the faculty and student viewpoint. The author believes that the students take with them a heightened sensitivity of the mechanics of legal reform. (PG)

Reviews an experimental program in clinical legal education at N.Y.U. (HS)

An overview of the 68 optometric residencies offered at 35 health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs looks at the resident selection system, accrediting and position funding, and growth in residency positions since 1975. A new primary care education program open to a number of health care disciplines is highlighted. (MSE)

In a documentation system designed to monitor medical student progress in clerkships at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, students completed an optical scan card for each patient seen, eliciting information on the patient and the experience. Results highlight students' lack of certain experiences and allow comparison of student…

Describes an embryological course program that encourages students to apply what they are currently learning to a clinical problem that brings them in intimate contact with patients and clinicians. (Author/PG)

The quality of patient care suffers because of the intellectual separatism that exists among medical, nursing, and other professions. Description of an attempt to introduce knowledge of selected nursing and laboratory skills to third-quarter clinical clerks. (Author/PG)

Findings indicate that students with previous clerkships gain no significant advantage upon entering the Basic Medicine Clerkship over those without clerkship experience. It was also concluded it was not necessary to modify the objectives of the clerkship for those with previous clerkship experience. (Author/PG)

A substantial portion of the cognitive information required for success in the clinical years was acquired prior to entry into the clerkship. This paper includes some discussion of the reasons for these findings. (PG)

Contains a description and an evaluation of an experimental clinical course in history-taking for first-year medical students. (Editor)

As a point of departure for further evaluation, the Council for International Health of the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities has defined a series of objectives for students undertaking clinical experiences overseas. (Editor/PG)