The Sleight Clinician Anxiety Test (SCAT) was developed to rate the anxiety of speech language pathology students during their practicum. Items were selected based on writings in speech language pathology, education and psychology and four areas previously identified as of concern to new practitioners: (1) living up to supervisory standards, (2)…

To better understand the medical internship, a required and critical part of the educational preparation of young physicians, and its relevance for their future careers, the experience of interns on the Harvard Medical Service at the Boston City Hospital was documented. The principal method used to gather information was participation in and…

Four school buildings encompassing a total of 11 open instructional areas were subjected to the clinical method or participant observation mode of inquiry. Two interrelated conclusions regarding the open space design resulted: (1) a distinguishable variation in administrative strategies existed when each group of teachers developed its own style,…

This report describes the Five Phase Teacher Education Program developed at Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1972. The Five Phase Program provides on-going clinical experiences for students in conjunction with general education, academic concentration, and professional education course work. The phases of the program include…

Described are two hospital-based laboratory exercises which helped students perceive the relationship between the principles of microbiology and the practice of nursing. The exercises involved an environmental study focusing on problems of nosocomial infection and a study of patients hospitalized with infectious diseases. (Author/MS)

Anecdotal notes of a college nursing teacher's teaching experiences over a one-year period--from the first day of classes through graduation. Discussion covers such areas as the first day in the clinical area, and student evaluation, with attention given to the satisfactions and frustrations on the part of both the teacher and her students. (SH)

A survey of the design, emphases, and content of predoctoral curriculum in orthodontics shows wide variation in the amount and timing of didactic and clinical instruction. (MSE)

Few predoctoral dental students received clinical experience with handicapped patients, and in recent years, dental educators have indicated that a shortage of patients exists. A study examined the extent to which dental schools have incorporated handicapped and medically compromised patients into their predoctoral comprehensive care program. (MLW)

The authors studied the question, "Is there an equitable exchange of resources between education programs and service agencies that cooperate in educating nursing students?" They surveyed nursing school faculty, staff nurses, and administrators for their opinions on various intangible resources the two provide. The findings indicate the exchange…

Examined effects of supervisor experience level (no, low, and high) on presession planning and in-session supervisor verbal behavior. No significant differences were found between levels in planning statements; however, differences were observed in supervision session. Low- and high-experience supervisors were rated more positively than…

A computer-assisted pharmaceutical laboratory experience requires students to systematically review patient profiles and product availability before judging prescriptions for dispensing. Trial use suggests that the method is as effective as and more efficient than the traditional laboratory. (MSE)

The development and application of a complexity index to 29 clinical problems used in a new graduate curriculum is reported. The index uses five components of problem complexity: symptoms, physical signs and investigations, socioeconomic and behavioral factors, diagnoses, and management plans. (Author/MLW)

Education which enables students to integrate theory and practice can be viewed as the primary task of the professional school, but a task that is rarely performed. A set of conditions that facilitate this are given. (Author/AM)

Presents an operational academic department designed to meet the existing and anticipated requirements for scholarship and service in the clinical laboratories at a university. (Editor/PG)