The directory is provided by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (AMA) in collaboration with 29 other medical organizations, which are listed in Section 1 with names of officers and addresses. A brief history of the council follows, along with a statement of its basic principles for the accreditation of allied…

The major portion of this directory of health occupations training programs in the state of Massachusetts consists of detailed information about each program, including educational admission requirements, costs (salary, stipend, tuition), affiliations, length of program, type of degree awarded, enrollment, and class capacity. This document is…

This publication is a status report of the educational programs of the Veterans Administration (VA) Department of Medicine and Surgery. The intent of the report is to provide documentation of the major contribution being made by the VA to the training of manpower for the health care field. The VA's role as a unique national health resource makes…

This community college investigated the demand and supply of health manpower needs in the community for purposes of developing and implementing appropriate programs for the college. A three-part questionnaire was prepared to gather data on manpower needs, educational programs, and prospective educational consumers. Manpower needs and existing…

Discusses the changing needs of environmental health programs in the United States Air Force over the last twenty years, and describes the present programs and training of environmental health personnel. (JR)

Survey data are analyzed regarding: (1) sub-bachelor's degree allied health personnel, (2) their education and training, (3) their employment characteristics, (4) specific conflicts in the field, and (5) recommendations for changing present educational patterns. (MW)

A total of 46 participants representing 35 associations and agencies attended a 3-day national conference designed to provide a working forum to explore issues, roles, and means whereby national organizations and agencies with an interest in the preparation and utilization of health manpower could enhance their effectiveness through collaborative…

The purpose of the project was to develop evaluation, guidance, and tutorial services to maximize the previous health related experience and education of people and to enable them to be placed, with advanced standing, into an existing practical nursing program. Because each student comes into a program with certain knowledge and abilities, Project…

Report of information on enrollment at 66 Minnesota institutions and programs in five categories (clerical, nursing, personal and community health, rehabilitation and therapy, and technology); student completion; maximum student training capabilities; and possibilities for enlarging programs to meet demands for graduates. More than half the…

Objectives of a research project, which was a replication of a 1973 survey of preparatory education programs in hospitals, were to (1) update the publication "Health Occupations Training Programs Administered by Hospitals, October 1973, A Directory," compiled from the results of the 1973 survey, (2) collect detailed data on certain education…

Through Medicaid, the Health Maintenance Organization Act (HMO), and Prepaid Health Programs (PHP) approaches were established whereby the government can help alleviate the medical problems of the needy. A program to educate and train students in California in the philosophy, administration, and development of PHP was developed in response to…

To analyze the directions of change in health-related employment in Ohio over the next decade in order to provide limited guidelines for the development of education and training programs in the allied health field, an examination was made of health manpower data derived from the 1950-1970 U.S. Censuses. The examination revealed that the health…

Utilizing manpower to meet health personnel needs while keeping expenditures minimal is considered. (AG)

This article discusses health problems in developing nations. (MK)