The New Haven Institute of Allied Health Careers has been involved in a project to (1) assist educationally disadvantaged students in preparing themselves for health careers opportunities through guidance services and (2) address the lack of access to and mobility within the health professions systems through educational change. Made up of a…

The book discusses the current problems of arranging clinical experiences for allied health personnels which will meet student needs as well as the interdependent objectives of educational and clinical institutions. Chapter 1 reviews general trends in the education of health practitioners with particular consideration of the status of physical…

The model for internships in school administration came from other professional fields, particularly medicine. Internship programs for master's degree candidates have generally focused on middle-management positions, such as school principal. Often such programs have been offered by local and county school districts, independently of…

The University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School uses a healthcare team approach to medical education. As partial evaluation of the approach, this study explored the views held by health professionals concerning their experiences on the team. Their images of the concept of the team itself, their opinions on the educational function of the…

The introduction of the specialties and their developing residency programs in veterinary medicine have caused problems for veterinary medical colleges. Among the problems are the tendency to pattern programs after their human medical counterparts, funding problems, program length and curriculum, and faculty and equipment requirements. (JMD)

Continuing education programs for pharmacists must integrate basic science knowledge with information on its practical application. Such programs are only achievable through interdisciplinary planning by the basic science and clinical practice faculties. (JMD)

Medical students, nursing students, and residents from the University of Florida College of Medicine live and work for several weeks in a rural county health center, providing a wide range of primary care and emergency medical services. Retrospective evaluations by participants are reported. (LBH)

The author describes a summer institute at the University of Michigan to upgrade the teaching and clinical skills of health occupations instructors representing a variety of health disciplines and levels of instruction. She concludes that interdisciplinary teacher education can promote the human aspect of health care. (MF)

The implementation of a psychiatric outpatient experience for a first class of junior medical students in a nonmedical model community mental health clinic is presented. Advantages and disadvantages of exposing students to a community-oriented, rather than a medical center-oriented, treatment system are detailed, including differences in patient…

Details of the fourth, fifth, and sixth clinical years' course in preventive and community medicine, introduced at New Zealand's Christchurch Clinical School in 1974, are presented. Topic studies, rotating attachments, preventive medical examinations and ward rounds, simulated disabilities, and conferences are discussed. (LBH)

A study of one physician assistant program examined these factors for minority group students: the effects of recruitment strategies, the effects of educational and clinical background on achievement, attrition and academic progress rates, success on certification exams, and employment patterns of graduates. (MSE)

An examination was developed by the Medical Skills Committee of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates to test the hypothesis that the clinical skills of many foreign medical graduates entering U.S. residencies are deficient. Thirty-two percent of the graduates were found to have inadequate clinical skills. (Author/MLW)

Simulated patients can standardize the presentation of a patient problem, and, if the patients are employed in an assessment, the assessment can have an objectivity similar to that of written tests. The results and feasibility of using simulated patients in an assessment are described. (Author/MLW)

The impact of the present changing environment on medical education is considered. Four major components of medical education are influenced by environmental change: the setting (hospital inpatient floors), the patients, the teachers, and way teaching is conducted. Educational goals are defined and recommendations for improving teaching are…

This study investigated the efficacy of using the advance organizer as a device to improve medical students' understanding of a clinical case simulation on the microcomputer and to enhance performance on a posttest. Advance organizers were found to be effective and most consistent with Mayer's assimilation theory. (MBR)