A review of federal programs for health manpower and major issues in manpower demand, supply and distribution, and roles and responsibilities suggests key policy questions concerning the number and mix of health personnel, health professions education and training programs, and improvement in the knowledge base. (MSE)

An expert in medical education discusses the need for change in aspects of that field, including curriculum content, training sites, faculty roles, and collaborative research and teaching, and notes trends and issues in general health occupations education that may have implications for pharmaceutical education as well. (MSE)

An address to dental school deans looks at anticipated changes in the health care system, the public sector's changing role in health care, and draws implications for dentistry. It is suggested that academic health centers, and especially dental schools, will be particularly affected by these trends. (MSE)

Social and economic forces affecting the delivery of health care services are examined, including demographic change, population mobility, changes in the form of health care, health manpower legislation and supply economics, reactions to technology, the consumer movement, and the makeup of the health professions. (MSE)

The results of recent restructuring of Australia's higher education system, particularly through university mergers with other institutions, are examined. Analysis of the La Trobe University-Lincoln Institute of the Health Sciences merger focuses on goals and academic rationale, the first three years, and likely future trends. (Author/MSE)

Economic, demographic, technological, and practice factors outside the health professions that will influence education and practice in the future are outlined, and critical educational components (sciences, epidemiology, public health, quantitative skills, literacy, information retrieval and use) and elements in the academic and clinical…

This report presents recommendations of the Pew Health Professions Commission regarding changes in health care education. It identifies 17 competencies that practitioners should be prepared for by the year 2005. Recommendations include: expand access to effective care; provide contemporary clinical care; emphasize primary care; participate in…

It is anticipated that given current economic, social, and educational trends, some dental, medical, nursing, and pharmacy schools will close, and health occupations education will be characterized by more interdisciplinary cooperation and regionalization of resources. Clustering of dentistry schools and better use of information and…