An ambulatory medicine program for university hospital clinic residents was found to be effective in improving students' knowledge, enhancing attitudes toward the clinic, and improving performance of influenza vaccinations. No adverse program effects were found. (MSE)

Two faculty development programs designed to train medical school faculty members for family medicine educational programs produced participants going to different academic settings and becoming involved in quite different activities, especially in the area of scholarly work. Factors affecting differential scholarship and their implications for…

The University of Michigan Medical School has established a mechanism for cosponsoring educational activities in the University of Michigan Hospital that provides medical faculty and staff with access to continuing medical education credit in the context of medical practice. (Author/JMD)

A third-year medical clerkship in ambulatory care combining a long-term structure, defined curriculum, and many clinical encounters addresses the problem of limited numbers of patients, a changing clinical environment, and the need for specific skills in ambulatory care. (MSE)

Based on expressed interests of medical school residency programs, a two-day workshop for chief residents was sponsored by the University of Utah Medical Center. The 180 residents from 138 programs in 21 specialties learned specific management skills through lectures and small-group exercises. (Author/MSE)

Describes a pilot project consisting of a full year of behavioral sciences to medical students willing to elect an extra year of medical school prior to their clinical work. (IR)

A modified systems program has been developed at the University of Ottowa that incorporates advantages of the systems approach into whole-class teaching without increasing demands on staff. A total of 387 lecture and laboratory hours previously assigned to organ pathology and clinical departments are allocated to committees representing 12…

The University of Minnesota Medical School has developed a clinical education experience for third-year students that involves working directly with and supervision by general physicians practicing in rural areas. As of 1986, 57 percent of former program students in practice were in rural communities, most in Minnesota. (Author/MSE)

A survey of one medical school's graduates examined their perspectives on the design and benefits of their community health center training, including how their time was spent in the program, goals of the experience, program strengths and weaknesses, and how the program prepared them for residency training. (MSE)

A national survey of family medicine programs and residency training in geriatrics found almost half using home care services as teaching sites. In the program design preferred by residents, the resident followed the patient long-term and discussed management with a multidisciplinary team. An alternative combined rotation is discussed. (Author/MSE)

A national survey concerning the design of psychiatry clerkships sought information about five program areas: clinical experience, lectures and classroom instruction, textbook and reading materials, supervision, and evaluation procedures. (MSE)

Family practice residents were studied to test the hypotheses that a higher incidence and greater severity of personal or emotional problems are associated with a higher incidence of maladaptive coping behaviors among women than men students. Implications for resident program design are discussed. (MSE)

The three types of physicians trained in the People's Republic of China (practitioners in Chinese medicine, traditional Mongolian medicine, and western-style medicine) and the design of the medical schools and programs are discussed. (MSE)