At Cornell University Medical College one 3-hour session in dermatology is required during the second year. A teaching exercise has been developed that combines a lecture, laboratory exercises, and presentations of patients. (Author)

The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the activities of clerks, (2) identify teaching and learning experiences, and (3) to describe the effects of career selection with respect to responsibility, skill development, and enjoyment of the program. (Editor)

The community health clerkship at the University of Florida is 5 weeks of clinical rotation which provides experiences in community settings varying from preceptorships with family physicians to primary care responsibilities in a rural health center and a ghetto clinic. (Author)

Examines the goals to which legal education should aspire with a view to developing clinical programs in the U.S. and Australia. (HS)

Psychiatric knowledge of the fundamentals of behavior assists the lawyer to understand his client. (IR)

Students from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and faculty members and pediatric residents from the Children's Hospital National Medical Center developed a new curriculum for the third-year pediatric clerkship. Students were asked to complete a log and check the appropriate learning activity. (MLW)

A teaching eye model that allows the medical student to learn the hand-eye coordination and associated thinking patterns that allow for a more sophisticated use of the ophthalmoscope is described. The eye teaching model attempted to simulate the features found in the eye of a real patient. (MLW)

The authors identify important aspects of clinical knowledge development. They examine different areas and forms of clinical knowledge and share useful strategies that can be applied to the process of clinical knowledge development in practical settings. (Author/CT)

The authors compare the role transition experienced by hospital nursing interns to role transition for nurses in a traditional hospital orientation program. Their conclusions suggest new evaluation criteria and areas for further study. (Author/CT)

The nature and direction of changes in empathy as measured by Hogan's empathy scale were explored over time for medical students in the class of 1979 at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Results indicated that empathy scores declined slightly over time and were unrelated to academic performance. (Author/MLW)

The role of the patient in dental education is examined from several perspectives, including factors influencing the patient population within dental school clinics, the role that patient care plays in schools, and opportunities for attracting and maintaining sufficient patients to provide educational experiences for students. (Author/MLW)

James Madison University's undergraduate course, Interdisciplinary Rural Primary Health Care, addresses the shortage of professionals in rural areas, increases student awareness of the needs of rural populations, and helps students try out career choices in this area. (SK)