Research on multiple cohorts of aspiring and practicing principals engaged in professional development provides perspectives on the benefits of mentoring through clinical practice by clarifying issues related to role socialization, professional development, and leadership capacity building. Based on data from participants in several cohorts and…

Factors that distinguish the health disciplines from the traditional and career-oriented disciplines, trends that will affect the allied health disciplines, and considerations for the development of new allied health education programs are considered. Topics of consideration include: start-up and continuation costs, advantages and disadvantages of…

A conceptual framework for developing pharmacy curricula to provide students with introductory practice experiences (IPEs) is outlined, including the rationale, educational objectives and outcomes, and desired characteristics of these experiences. Pharmacy literature concerning early practice experiences is also reviewed. Models and desired…