In devising a form for the evaluation of students preparing to become athletic trainers, it is helpful to have a checklist in which objectives and behavioral responses are organized into categories, such as prevention of injury, first aid, emergency care, treatment, rehabilitation, and taping and wrapping. It is also important to have records and…

Development of master's level clinical concentration is described with focus on: theory with method skills; method learning in the modalities of individuals, families, and groups; clinical learning with other areas of social work methodology; and field experience with classroom learning. (Author/LBH)

Six ways of organizing optometry students' experience in the management of ocular disease are outlined and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. (MSE)

A discussion of issues related to direct practice and clinical dissertations in social work recommends experimental outcome studies that evaluate the efficacy of social work interventions and proposes a national research agenda for social work doctoral programs. (Author/MSE)

A comparison of traditional objective measures of student clerkship performance (final examination grade and National Board of Medical Examiners Part II test) and subjective evaluations by attending physicians found that the two methods measure different aspects of performance and had relatively low correlations. (MSE)

During the Fall 1982 semester, Purdue pharmacy students elected to participate in a 24 class-hour course that stressed instruction and practical experience in geriatric pharmacy services. A major course project was the step-by-step development and presentation of an inservice educational program. (Author/MLW)

This document identifies the essential elements of clinical support for the entire nursing academic mission: undergraduate and graduate education, faculty practice, and research. In addition, it describes the facilitators and barriers to clinical access, particularly focusing on the dynamic nature of the health care delivery system. Among 11…

In a search for predictors of clinical competence, 50 third-year medical students studying pediatrics were videotaped during their interview and physical examination of outpatients. Consideration should be given to the possible value of psychological tests as predictors of clinical competence. (Author)

A study of 184 third-year medical students randomly assigned to ambulatory care and traditional inpatient curricula in an internal medicine clerkship found those with the ambulatory care experience were somewhat more likely to choose an ambulatory care career than those in the traditional curriculum. However, the clerkship experience did not…

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine has developed a teaching program in clinical ethics which utilizes the clinical knowledge and teaching skills of housestaff and clinical faculty. A detailed table summarizes the four-year curriculum including number of hours each year, teaching methods, sample topics, and principal faculty.…

A curriculum assessment of the 17 schools of optometry in the United States found much variability in the number and proportion of clock hours assigned to various curriculum tracks in the didactic curriculum. Most schools, however, assigned a similar proportion of clock hours to clinical experience. (Author/DB)

The structure, components, and anticipated outcomes of a University of Kentucky doctoral program in pharmacology are described. The program is designed to develop pharmacy-trained specialists who are interested in rigorous, intensive clinical experience, state-of-the-art coursework, and integrated laboratory-based and clinical dissertation…

Ambulatory care and family practice clerkships of the University of Arkansas' nontraditional pharmacy doctoral program are designed to minimize time the student is away from professional practice. They compel the student to take the initiative in identifying patients with specific disease states who would benefit from a pharmacist's knowledge and…

A study of four classes of dental students (n=172) exposed to both didactic and clinical geriatric dental training found that the students perceived significant improvements in their abilities to manage geriatric patients in all areas assessed, notably treatment planning, preventive dentistry, referrals, and providing care in alternative settings.…