A tested approach to a systematic progression of learning from the classroom to the clinical internship is presented. A basic model, TAR (theory, application, and reinforcement), is described. Analysis of data from clinicians, students, and faculty indicated that the TAR model provides a needed integrating structure. (Author/CT)

Discusses the training of multicompetent health care providers by combining one or more aspects of their respective curricula. Three methods--intra-, across-, and extra-field combinations--of melding two historically separate fields are described. An example of an across-field combination--the Baylor College of Medicine Physician…

Describes an interdisciplinary course in growth and development for allied health students. The course focuses on physical, nutritional, and psychosocial aspects of development and views the individual from the time of conception through adulthood. (Author/CT)

Describes the Allied Health Careers Opportunity Program at Old Dominion University, designed to increase enrollment and retention of minorities in selected allied health programs. Activities of the program include (1) orientation, (2) seminars on relevant topics, (3) tutorials, and (4) counseling. The program has improved employment of minority…

The Physician Assistant Program at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles established a computerized database in 1980 to evaluate the clinical experiences of its students. The design of the patient data system, the computerization process, the implementation of the program, and its applications are discussed.…