This paper describes a method for defining the universe of competencies expected of a general internist. This was accomplished by defining the nature of the medical practice, describing the internal medicine content in terms of subspecialty divisions and general areas of competence, and defining a format for describing competencies. The format for…

Discusses peer-assisted learning (PAL) at a Scottish medical school. The experience resulted in the formulation of 12 tips to running PAL. Tips cover organizational issues, tutor selection, tutor training, and running and evaluating the sessions. Hopes that these tips will be useful in the initiation and running of PAL programs at other…

The discussion of the nursing education module consists of three sections. Section 1 provides a kick-off speech for a workshop on modules for nursing educators. The text of the kick-off address is given, supplemented by applications to be suggested during the workshop. Section 2 contains an outline of the explanations, illustrations, anecdotes,…

Guidelines developed for educational institutions as curriculum development aids are presented. They are the result of efforts within the American Association of Dental Schools (AADS) by the Section on Oral Radiology. Their use as course development aids is suggested by AADS policy. (MLW)

The South Carolina Department of Education has printed an instruction manual for teacher use in schools of nursing. The guide covers the areas of medical surgical nursing, diagnosis of disease, dealing with the surgical patient, care of the aged, rehabilitation and chronic illness, nursing the cancer patient, gynecological disorders, respiratory…

Guidelines are provided for financing a biomedical communications program. Included are: (1) a description of services that should be provided by such a program; (2) an organizational scheme for personnel, including job descriptions; (3) a proposed budget indicating categories of service, required personnel, and probable salaries; and (4) the…

This document was prepared to provide a comprehensive view of the programs in biomedical engineering in existence in 1969. These programs are supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and are located at 18 universities. This compendium provides information as to the intent and content of these programs from data provided by…

These career path training modules were developed by nursing educators. The authors state, however, that the section on prerequisite criteria for objective writers can be used to teach teachers how to develop independent study packages. In this section, 10 rules for writing objectives are presented, each of which is followed by a question with a…

Guidelines developed for educational institutions by the American Association of Dental Schools (AADS) as curriculum development aids are presented. The need for the dentist to be properly trained in the physical evaluation of patients is emphasized. (MLW)

Describes urinalysis techniques for dry weight measurement, examination of urinary calculi (stones), and determination of the presence of blood and blood pigments. Also presented are directions for preparing required reagents. (WB)

At a time when demands on medical education institutions are changing and expanding, instructional development provides a problem solving approach which identifies student needs, determines an appropriate instructional process for satisfying those needs, and defines an evaluation process to measure outcomes. This requires a statement of existing…

Book 3 of the self-instructional manual for tumor registrars deals with tumor registrar vocabulary. It is designed to teach tumor registrars to recognize diagnostic terms versus treatment terms, terms that refer to anatomical sites, terms that refer to patient symptoms. The first three parts of the book are concerned with word roots, prefixes and…

Intended as a guide for developing emergency medical-care training, these six curriculum outlines have been used and adapted to the personnel development needs of both the rural community hospital and the large metropolitan hospital. The outlines are preceded by a discussion of the principles of learning by John George, who emphasizes the…

Photographic reproduction facilities in health sciences education institutions produce better teaching, research, patient care, and public relations. A central photographic program allows for a professional staff, complete physical facilities, and equipment systems that are impractical on a small departmental scale. The photographic reproduction…

In 1968, a project was undertaken to establish an audiovisual learning resource center within the Dana Medical Library at the University of Vermont. Measures were pursued to increase faculty and student involvement, to expand collections, to organize collections by subject headings, and to formally establish the Office of Instructional Resources.…