A method of evaluating clerkship experiences was developed that combined several elements: close observation of students for six consecutive days of the first and last weeks of each rotation, student diaries, and interviews. (Author/MSE)

A program is described that introduces medical students to library resources on the first day of clerkship orientation. University librarians provide bibliographies, a slide presentation on library resources and services, and a time for discussion of individual students' clerkship topics and relevant resources. Increased library use has resulted.…

One aspect of the validity of medical students' clinical performance ratings are studied. It is demonstrated that there are higher correlations between house officer ratings of student knowledge and cognitive ability scores than between attending staff evaluations and student ability scores. (Author/GK)

A survey of baccalaureate schools of nursing reveals that most programs are providing clinical experience for their students in a variety of agencies. Eighty percent of these sites are traditional settings for student experience. (SK)

Traditional hospital settings are no longer the only, or even major, clinical resource. The selection of clinical facilities for educational purposes is complex and rarely addressed. A clinical site evaluation instrument must be developed and used to ensure quality facilities. (JOW)

A masters-level social work curriculum integrating gerontological knowledge, clinical knowledge, clinical experience, and aimed at developing a task-centered model for work with the elderly is described and discussed. Questions remain about which adaptations to the model are most effective, but student preparation for this work has improved. (MSE)

A logbook system for recording students' patient-care activities during a clerkship is described. It was designed at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to provide data for assessing students and for evaluation of the clerkship itself. Student logbooks are collected at the midpoint and end of the clerkship. (MLW)

Describes the development, implementation, and outcome of six in-service training programs that, according to supervisors, did a good job improving their knowledge of supervision in the rehabilitation counseling process, improving their skills as supervisors of rehabilitation counselors, and improving their level of helpfulness to those persons…

According to this article, "clinical" is an appropriate adjective only when as activity requires certain types of behavior on the part of the participant and under certain conditions. (MM)

Due to a new emphasis on primary health care/prevention in South African nursing, a pilot clinical placement in community nursing was conducted. Initial negative student reactions due to the difficulties of home visits and the extreme poverty of the community improved after the program. (SK)

Explains the development of the Teaching Matrix, a model designed to encourage clinician-teachers to reflect on their teaching before, during, and after each teaching session. The model focuses on who and what is being taught, how the material is being taught, student comprehension, and self-assessment. (MDM)

This study reviewed non-school internship centers that indicated they would consider applications from school psychology doctoral students. School psychology interns devoted the majority of their time to individual and group counseling and psychotherapy and assessment and were perceived as having strengths in educational and psychological…

In this qualitative study, 8 Hispanic counseling student interns told the story of their professional identity development. Qualitative analysis of the transcripts of audiotaped semistructured interviews revealed 7 general themes. Results may provide counselor educators with direction in facilitating the socialization of Hispanic graduate…

The effects of knowledge of psychiatry and psychological testing on the ability to feign schizophrenia on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were studied with 54 clinically trained participants, 24 undergraduates with no clinical training, and 51 patients. Results suggest that even mental health professionals have difficulty feigning…