The study reported consisted of a preliminary investigation of patterns of interaction between medical and paramedical students in multidisciplinary groups, the composition of which mirrored actual community health teams. (Author/PG)

St. Louis University offers 2 specialized teenage pregnancy programs in response to area needs. (Author)

This multidisciplinary approach necessitates the involvement of radiology that is suited for inclusion in an anatomy course since it is an ideal instrument for teaching anatomic principles. (Author/PG)

Self-reported learning in a 12-week interdisciplinary health team training experience at the University of Nevada, Reno, was measured. Analysis of 14 students from seven disciplines in three settings shows there was significant learning in the areas of team skills and processes and in knowledge of and abilities in client communication but not in…

Conclusions of the report "Physicians for the Twenty-First Century," by the Panel on the General Professional Education of the Physician, are discussed, including: a shift in emphasis among the skills, values, and attitudes taught in medical school; breadth and rigor in the sciences and humanities; and encouraging independent learning.…

Patient-centered, clinical-research-demonstration programs for teams of students, preceptors, and faculty members from six disciplines who provided patient care in a long-term rehabilitation setting are described. Questions are raised concerning the effect of clinical teams on the quality of patient care, cost-effectiveness, etc. (Author/MLW)

A required fourth-year course integrating the social sciences and humanities into the required clinical medical curriculum at Dartmouth Medical School is intended to prepare students to deal with the social and humanistic issues involved in medical practice, including law, ethics, economics, and social anthropology. (MSE)

A systematic, interprofessional, self-directed approach is described, along with the format followed in assessing educational needs, evaluating resources, and initiating appropriate and necessary programs. The model appears to meet most educational needs, both individually and collectively, at the community hospital level. (Editor/LBH)

Preliminary data were gathered at the University of Iowa about learning styles and instructional preferences of two groups of family practice physicians: those who attended and those who did not attend a multidisciplinary university-sponsored refresher course. Implications for continuing medical education are discussed. (LBH)

The Clinical Behavioral Sciences Program at McMaster University, an interdisciplinary approach to mental health education, deemphasizes the acquisition of new credentials and selects students with baccalaureate degrees who are professionally qualified and employed in mental health fields. Students' work-related issues and problems are used in this…