Describes the continuing clinical education component of nursing faculty practice and discusses its place within a hypothetical, broader context. Defines faculty practice as direct patient care provided by a nurse on a standing academic faculty and indicates the need among faculty for short-term continuing clinical education. (Author/JOW)

The University of Hartford's nursing school offers a clinical experience for registered nurse/bachelor of science in nursing students in homeless shelters. In exchange for tuition assistance, the nurse interns gain insight into the issue of homelessness and health care for this at-risk, hard-to-reach population. (SK)

Four years of experience with an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) following an eight-week surgical clerkship (n=356 students) are reported, including data on mean student performance across years, reliability coefficients, and generalizability. Implications for improvement and development of OSCE are discussed. (Author/MSE)

A study using five Southern Illinois University senior medical school classes (n=350 students) investigated whether having a standardized patient simulate a case repeatedly in postclerkship medical student evaluation affects the measure's reliability. Results suggest that repeated simulation had little or no effect on intercase reliability of…

A survey of medicine clerkship directors in 101 United States and Puerto Rican medical schools found descriptor grades the most commonly used, letter grades next most common, and numerical grading systems used by 4 schools. However, there was a lack of consistency in the descriptor grades used. (Author/MSE)

Surveyed 50 counseling psychology training directors and 189 counseling psychology doctoral student intern candidates concerning required 1-year professional practice internship. Eighteen directors noted that one or more of their students failed to obtain internship placement. Students and directors had different perceptions about application…

A study to investigate the preclinical and clinical consequences of 79 occupational-therapy students' emotional attributes found that, when interviews were conducted in pairs, their feelings and behavior were associated with attributes of negative emotionality and nonverbal expressiveness. Students who had a high degree of negative emotionality…

Emphasis courses are a sequence of courses focused on specific types of clinical nursing; they include a seminar and practicum. Nursing students develop in-depth clinical knowledge and skills, and practicum employers can observe and evaluate students as potential employees. (SK)

Examined the efficacy of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification (NATABOC) clinical experience requirements and individual student characteristics to predict candidate outcomes on the examination. Student surveys and exam scores indicated that neither number of clinical experience hours nor sports experiences influenced…

Describes structured care approaches, such as protocols, clinical pathways, and algorithms, which are being used increasingly to organize clinical knowledge and guide patient care. Reviews the types of structured care approaches available to the clinician and explores the value of structured care approaches in practice and education. (Contains 32…

Assessed the viability of the Comprehensive Clinical Performance Grid for Student Evaluation, introduced at The New England College of Optometry in 1996 in clinical student assessment. Analyzed faculty and student feedback and consistency with previous evaluations, between evaluators, and between clinical sites and tracts. Found satisfaction with…

Studied how student attitudes toward different types of patients and the medical profession change during clinical rotations. Responses of 88 third-year medical students show that students became less idealistic toward the elderly and people with chronic pain and less idealistic toward the profession. (SLD)

Explores various dimensions of the clinical supervisory process, including an assessment tool to measure trainee development, a supervisor developmental model, qualities of "excellent" supervisors, the differential effects of expert modeling versus self-observation using videotape, and growth issues for therapist and supervisor. Represents…

A mobile clinic providing health care services in rural Georgia is also a service learning laboratory for associate degree nursing students. The program enhances partnerships with community agencies, gives students a taste of community health careers, and provides preventive care to underserved rural residents. (SK)

Presents a historical review of the issue of master's level training in counseling psychology. Discusses the author's views on current social and political pressures that have resulted in renewed tensions in the training of master's level practitioners. Concludes with specific recommendations regarding the manner in which counseling psychology…