This communication describes a postgraduate course's initial 13-hour segment used to introduce physicians to computer fundamentals. (Author)

Improper prescribing practices have often been ascribed to deficiencies in educational elements, such as inadequate medical curricula, unsatisfactory sources of drug information, and lack of time and training. (HS)

Using multivariate statistical techniques, a large number of variables describing medical school characteristics was reduced to five general dimensions of variation (size, eminence, clerkship versus basic science requirements, elective emphasis, and service versus science funding). These dimensions served as the basis for a typology of 107 medical…

The Vice President for Health Sciences is a term used for the chief administrative officer of a multi-unit health science component of a university. This essay reviews this job, and the transformation it has undergone in the past. (Editor/PG)

A recent study covering the academic year 1973-74 revealed slightly more than two-thirds of respondents indicated that exposure to biostatistics was required in their schools' curricula. (Author/KE)

Ways in which medical successes have come about are reviewed, including who and what were responsible for the clinical advances, what sped or held them back, and lessons that decrease the likelihood of failure. Consideration is given to clinical application, the use of task forces and commissions, and scientific literature. (LBH)