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Willis, L. R.; Besch, Henry R., Jr. – Academic Medicine, 1995
Students (n=143) at the Indiana University School of Medicine were surveyed--before and after pharmacology laboratory experiences using dogs--for their assessments of educational and moral aspects of animal laboratories. Most students indicated that the laboratory experiences did not involve immoral use of animals and were preferable to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Laboratory Animals
Gose, Ben – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
Deaths from meningitis-type illnesses among college students are worrying health officials. Concerns include behaviors of students that may put students at risk, risk characteristics of dormitory housing, ethical concerns about disclosing the names of infected students, and possible need for immunization programs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Environment, College Housing, College Students
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Calligaro, Ina Lee Stile; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1991
A national survey of assistant and associate pharmacy professors (n=491) found differences between disciplines in time allocation, number of publications, and research funding. Time, lack of funding, and need for research assistants were commonly identified as impediments to research productivity. A quantitative method for evaluating productivity…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Publishing
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Journal of Dental Education, 1999
Presents proceedings of the American Association of Dental Schools' International Women's Leadership Conference. Addresses, panel presentations, and general-sessions topics included leadership training and promotion for women in dental education, women's health issues and research, the glass ceiling, infrastructures for research and training,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Blacks, Dental Schools, Educational Trends
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Van Harrison, R. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2004
Concerns about health care costs and quality are focusing increasing attention on physicians and their continuing medical education (CME). These concerns have produced several calls for "a new definition," "a new vision," "repositioning," "reinventing," and "transforming" CME. However, differences in conceptualizations and vocabularies have…
Descriptors: Physicians, Health Care Costs, Medical Education, Program Development
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, New York, NY. – 1993
This report describes the activities of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation for the 1993 fiscal year. Organized in 1950, the foundation's grant activities focus on five areas: children, disadvantaged youth, homeless families, justice, and tropical disease research. The report provides: (1) a brief history of the foundation and its activities; (2)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Blindness, Children
National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1993
This research plan describes a framework for defining and developing the field of rehabilitation sciences and research opportunities for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) and other agencies funding medical rehabilitation research. The plan addresses the needs of both persons who are involved in habilitation and in…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Financial Support
New England Board of Higher Education, Boston, MA. – 1988
The focus of the work of the Commission on Academic Medical Centers and the Economy of New England is the financing competitors strength and future development of academic centers and biomedical companies in New England. Among the findings and recommendations of the Commission are the following: (1) the New England region will require several…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Educational Development, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). – 1988
The use of animals in scientific research has been a controversial issue for over a hundred years. Research with animals has saved human lives, lessened human suffering, and advanced scientific understanding, yet that same research can cause pain and distress for the animals involved and may result in their death. It is hardly surprising that…
Descriptors: Animal Facilities, College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Higher Education
Hennart, Philippe; And Others – Children in the Tropics, 1984
This report describes an approach for the evaluation of nutritional status implemented by the CEMUBAC medical mission to Zaire. Introductory remarks provide a brief, general discussion of the evaluation of individual, familial, and community nutritional status, as well as the evaluation of nutritional status and priorities. Section I focuses on…
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Children, Environmental Influences
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1977
This report for 1977 is the third in a series of annual reports prepared by the Committee on a Study of National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel in a continuing study. Discussed are the current status of the labor market and the near-term outlook for research personnel in the four broad areas into which the study is…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Awards, Behavioral Science Research, Budgets
Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM), Princeton, NJ. – 1976
This book presents the proceedings of a 1976 Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM) conference focusing on the successful application of computer networking to education and research in North American universities. Thirty-two papers share the common theme of the need for management and planning, user services and support, and facilitating…
Descriptors: Administration, Chemistry, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
CROME, L.; STERN, J. – 1967
DATA FROM RECENT COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES OF THE PATHOLOGY OF MENTAL RETARDATION ARE ASSEMBLED, INCLUDING MATERIAL ON ETIOLOGY, MORPHOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS. AREAS COVERED ARE (1) GENETIC CAUSES OF MENTAL RETARDATION, (2) DISORDERS OF GESTATION, (3) BIRTH INJURY, (4) GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS OF POSTNATAL CAUSES OF MENTAL…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biological Influences, Clinical Diagnosis, Diseases
Robb, Preston – 1965
A discussion of the incidence of epilepsy is followed by a discussion of etiology including the following causes: genetic and birth factors, infectious diseases, toxic factors, trauma or physical agents, heredofamilial and degenerative disorders, circulatory disturbances, metabolic and nutritional disturbances, and neoplasms. Epileptic seizures…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Communicable Diseases
Rawson, Margaret B. – 1974
This selected bibliography contains sources relevant to the general interests and specific needs of persons concerned with language and its disorders, especially specific language disability or ineptitude in learning the basic skills of language, such as dyslexia. The list was prepared first for students in language re-education at Hood College…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
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