Athletic training is an evolving and growing allied health profession. With recent changes in educational degree requirements and standards, many athletic training programs are reviewing current assessments. The AT Milestones project was developed to provide programs with a guide for student assessment within athletic training education programs…

The benefits of simulation-based education have been well-documented in health-related disciplines and are emerging in speech-language pathology. Several clinical training paradigms for acute care speechlanguage pathology skills have been successful when implemented in high fidelity, nursing simulation labs with price tags that are cost…

As individuals decline cognitively physiotherapists' attitudes become more negative. Evidence supports the use of experiential learning modules in a curriculum to improve student confidence and knowledge to treat individuals with cognitive disorders. Work stemming from Schon's model of reflection suggests that "reflection-on-specific…

International work-integrated learning (WIL) is increasingly common in health-related programs in Australian universities. Paramedicine programs are beginning to explore international WIL in line with the globalization of paramedicine as a profession and the national higher education emphasis on outward bound learning experiences. Using…

Pressures in terms of the availability of quality, real-life clinical experiences for students have resulted in increased interest in the use of simulation in a variety of healthcare disciplines. "Te wahi whanau: The birth place" is a Virtual Birth Centre (VBC) that was created in "Second Life" in 2009 as part of the Second…

Describes the supervision of internships in an applied medical sociology program. Participation covers three areas: (1) establishing a wellness program; (2) maintaining the program; and (3) responding to intern needs. Finds that monitoring interns requires a structure different from academic advising and instruction, and recommends treating…

The purpose of the study was to determine the paramedical needs for the 57-county area, the types of educational programs indicated, the curricular content for each program, and the facilities required. Questionnaires and interviews revealed that needs ranged from 5 percent per year for dental assistants to 35 percent per year for nursing home…

A 10-month program to be conducted cooperatively by the Springfield Technical Institute and Mercy Hospital, Springfield, consists of 1,206 hours, including 700 hours of clinical practice, and aims at preparation to (1) administer gases by means such as catheter, tents, hoods, (2) assemble and apply pressure devices to the patient, (3) assemble…

The purpose of the course described here was to provide an opportunity for health education students to examine the role of patient education in the health care delivery system. (DS)

Inherent in the meaning of baccalaureate dental hygiene education is the offering of upper-division courses in the theory and practice of dental hygiene itself. Restructuring the associate programs as strictly two-year, lower-division programs would require standardization of baccalaureate programs as strictly upper-division curricula. (MLW)

The "essentials" for programs in inhalation therapy were studied by the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American College of Chest Physicians and adopted by several pilot schools between 1957 and 1962. Recommended with minor modifications, they were approved by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education and the…

The training program for occupational therapy assistants should generally be 20 to 25 weeks in length and include a minimum of 750 clock hours allocated to academic instruction, skills instruction, practical experience and evaluation. The program director should be a registered occupational therapist qualified by education and experience for…

The procedures of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry's Office of External Educational Programs are reviewed to show how quality assurance techniques can be categorized. The format was designed to evaluate quality assurance procedures for both the educational and service aspects of eye care. (MLW)

This article can be used by teachers and administrators to survey agencies that make their clinical facilities available to health occupations programs. (Editor/HD)