Discusses reasons for the importance of diversity in health professions schools and historical approaches to achieving this diversity. Then describes Project 3000 by 2000, an effort by the Association of American Medical Colleges to enroll 3,000 underrepresented minority students in medical school by the year 2000. (EV)

A review of current curricula in United States medical schools indicates a continued need for more adequate instruction of clinical nutrition to physicians in training and in practice. A major problem is failure to provide patient-oriented, case-related teaching in clinical years to all clinical clerks. (Author/MSE)

A review of the development and present status of departments of social dentistry is provided, along with a discussion of evolving programs and need for a change in the relationship between departments of social dentistry and the general school teaching programs. (JSR)

A survey of 44 dental school deans investigated ways in which managed health care programs are affecting dental schools, schools' experiences with their own managed-care programs, the perceived future impact of managed care, and the impact of plans in "sister" medical schools on the dental schools. Implications for school financing are…

This study compares teaching methods, time spent, and materials used in the existing preclinical teaching efforts of dental schools in 11 Northern European states (Belgium, Denmark, Eire, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom). Results reveal considerable variation in the teaching of preclinical…

Results of a survey on the extent to which dental school curricula include the subject of child abuse and neglect, the identification of abuse and neglect cases, and the state requirements for reporting suspected abuse and neglect are reported. (MSE)

The implications of a Supreme Court case involving dismissal of a medical school student for nonacademic reasons is examined for private and public dental schools. Suggestions are given for development of sound dismissal policies. (MSE)

Responding to a report on the Clinical Research Training Program of the National Institutes of Health, the author finds that the low applicant rate among dental students is due less to lack of interest in the program or its emphasis on research but more to a program structure modeled on a medical school rather than a dental school curriculum. (MSE)

An attempt is made to predict some of the economic and social forces that will affect academic health centers in the coming decade. It is argued that to survive and prosper medical academe must adjust to a period of little or no real economic growth, but that with this necessary adjustment new opportunities will arise. (JSR)

The restructuring of the oral health sciences program at the University of Alberta (Canada), in response to drastically reduced funding, is described. Major objectives were to reduce program cost to the university and enhance the institution's scholarly/research profile. The model, used in other countries, separates clinical from academic costs.…

Discussion of issues in implementation of problem-based curricula in health professions schools lists some obstacles, offers guidelines for planning the implementation process, describes the use of the guidelines in implementation at one medical school, and outlines some essential elements for success, including administrative support, a…

Future demand for professional education is examined through demographic trends, enrollment trends, professional manpower demands, the role of values and attitudes, and the current responses of the professional schools to change. (MSE)

It is anticipated that given current economic, social, and educational trends, some dental, medical, nursing, and pharmacy schools will close, and health occupations education will be characterized by more interdisciplinary cooperation and regionalization of resources. Clustering of dentistry schools and better use of information and…

Describes the evolution and implementation of a joint medical-dental problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at the University of British Columbia's medical and dental schools, featuring development of an integrated care clinic. Issues in structuring the new curriculum are discussed, including management of the clinic's group practices, affective…