Argues that there is justification for retaining the traditional idea of a profession. Considers forces that have contributed to the erosion of the traditional notion, what a true profession is not, what distinguishes a profession philosophically from other activities, and where in this schema allied health and other new health professions fit.…

Study results suggest that once a certain level of academic achievement has been reached, candidates for medical school and allied health programs should be selected on variables that appear to relate to clinical promise (personality and background characteristics) rather than variables which predict only high medical school grades. (Author/BP)

The article presents an historical overview of medical assistants, including traditional healers and elementary doctor substitutes, and comments on the current training, functions, and factors influencing the development of required health teams. The overview argues for efficient and effective health care, with equal access of all persons to…

A Biographical Data Inventory (BDI) and a standard final evaluation form were developed and administered to practicing medical technologists and senior year medical technology students at a State university. A correlation of .68 between scores reinforced findings of other studies, suggesting that BDI's are useful in advisement and selection of…

Reports findings, based on a national multidisciplinary sample of health care educators, that argue against cynical appraisals of motivations, job satisfactions, and job-role compatibility. A number of empirical hypotheses are derived that may serve as starting points for further inquiry. Instruments and methods for future research are described.…

A study to investigate the effect which a graduate course in supervision would have on the empathic skills of allied health workers produced statistical data indicating "the students were remarkably more capable of identifying the empathic statement" at the end of the course than at the beginning. (Author/BP)

An investigation of the roles of selected Indiana voluntary health agencies in continuing education for health personnel indicated the agencies' increased future involvement with health organizations in continuing education efforts. The methodology used to determine the agencies' participation in continuing education and their structure and…

The Health Careers Information System (HCIS) is a national computerized mechanism developed by the Health Manpower Development Corporation that is designed to identify low-income and/or minority college students with an expressed interest in and demonstrated capacity for health careers. (Author)

The article's objective is to describe the situation of women as producers in the health labor force in the United States, to give the author's interpretations of some of the factors that have caused the present situation, and to describe a strategy for change, and the leverage points within that strategy. (Author/BP)

One part of a model health career information center was a toll-free health careers hotline which provided information to high school and college students, parents, counselors, and teachers. Evaluation of the hotline indicates that it fills a need, is considered useful by callers, and is of relatively small cost. (Author/CT)

The Oklahoma Interagency Task Force for Health Manpower Data is a voluntary cooperative group of key State or area agencies with a generic interest in health manpower planning. The article is an account of the Task Force's approach to the provision of a solid foundation for planning for health manpower. (Author)

The decade ahead will probably see dramatic role changes in health services: (1) higher degree of public accountability, (2) a better definition of human rights to health services, (3) new career opportunities institutionalized into broad community health programs, and (4) increased importance of health program administrators. (MW)