A program of integrated teaching by consultants and general practitioners is described. The teaching took place in the hospitals used for the purpose by the Medical Faculty of the University of Birmingham. (Author)

Realistic specific objectives can be derived only from a rigorous analysis of needs in terms of skills, attitudes, and knowledge, and by a full participation of all teachers. One approach for defining aims of psychiatric education in England is described. (LBH)

Specific processes in problem-solving were examined in an effort to define them explicitly. Medical students were required to write problem lists, to order laboratory tests, and to choose a final diagnosis for each of five cases. They were given corrective feedback after each part. Factor analysis revealed more similarity in performance on the…

A measure of empathy for use in medical education in Australia was validated in this study. The Empathy Scale is a 64-item empirically-keyed self-report measure that is not oriented specifically to a counselling or psychotherapeutic context.

A technique is described that uses the perception of a wide variety of doctors, including specialists in the field, other specialists, and general practitioners, to determine what should be taught to undergraduate medical students. The Spivey technique is applied to curriculum needs in ophthalmology. (LBH)

In a survey of pre-clinical students' views on being told their diagnosis and prognosis in the hypothetical case of cancer, high agreement in the proportion wanting to be or not to be told was found between the responses of students and a sample of cancer patients reported by Kelly and Friesen. (Author/LBH)

Nine objectives are outlined that have either been reported on by teachers in the field or that seem to be pertinent to death education. Focus is on the premise that the format and content of courses follow the goals selected. Questions of who should teach, when and what format are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Results from a sample of 160 medical and 79 law students revealed that medical students know less about sex and hold less tolerant views towards others' sexual behavior. Evidence of a double standard was not found, but the data reinforce the need for medical sex education to equip doctors with both knowledge and a tolerant attitude. (Author/LBH)

Medical students' attitudes towards concepts in sexuality before and after a five-day sexuality course were tested at the University of Miami School of Medicine and evaluated with Osgood's Semantic Differential. Concepts rated were "my sexuality,""masturbation,""homosexuality," and "my role in understanding…

Reasons for choosing dentistry as a profession were analyzed among first-year dental students at the University of Toronto. An extrinsic motivation, financial reward, was found to be the most widespread, but other widely-chosen motivations were intrinsic, including working with people, stimulating work, and being autonomous. (LBH)

The process of career choice and social background factors of medical students from seven medical colleges of India are reported. Statistical charts are included. (Author/LBH)

A variety of methods to assess medical student attitudes toward patient care, the medical profession, and medical education are described and discussed. Included are direct measures (questionnaires, attitude scales, and Semantic Differential), indirect disguised measures, information tests, and observation of overt behavior. (JT)

Thirty students were placed in a traditional or one of two experimental courses that each used television and simulation but differed in the way the history-taking demonstrations were presented. Videotapes of later history-taking from a simulated patient indicated that students in experimental courses obtained more information and used more…

Medical students who attended the one-day workshop were compared with their classmates who did not. Results of before and after testing with the Sex Knowledge and Attitude Test (SKAT) showed that the workshop group's knowledge was increased and their attitudes were liberalized. (LBH)

A cohort of clinical undergraduates notable for a high failure rate at the university preclinical examination was examined. It was shown that lack of an adequate standard in science subjects before entry to the university is associated with subsequent disadvantage in clinical training. (Author/LBH)