Currently, there is not a single university medical center in which an acceptable routine system to assure quality of care has been established. This may result from reliance on the structure of the medical education process as a proxy measure to assure that physicians perform appropriately in their role. Several studies have been conducted to…

The purpose of the study is to determine the current reasons why Veterinary Corps officers choose a Regular Army career. Information and data were gathered using a questionnaire which was sent to all officers who have entered the Veterinary Corps-Regular Army since 1965. The five main reasons determined were: the opportunity for further training…

The report stresses the fact that while there is unity in the continuum of medicine, information in health care is markedly different from information in medical education and research. This difference is described as an anomaly in that it appears to deviate in excess of normal variation from needs common to research and education. In substance,…

The results of research work undertaken by the University of Pittsburg, and the Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM), in behalf of the National Library of Medicine on the general subject of biomedical communications and information networks is summarized. The prinicpal purpose of the project is to explore the potential of the new…

The materials selected for this bibliography consist of documents generally published between 1965 and 1969, though some earlier and later works are included. Some of the references that are of particular interest are annotated. The bibliography which is particularly useful to graduate programs in family practice medicine is divided into six…

An On-Line Modeling System (OLMS) which should be particularly useful to the biomedical community is described which utilizes a process called "overlaying" to simplify loading and executing programs. OLMS has been constructed and implemented as an interpreter; that is, a program that translates and then executes each source statement in…

The papers in this book explore the fundamental skills necessary for communication between individuals and the important benefits which improved communication could contribute to both the teaching and the practice of good clinical and administrative medicine. The papers consist of an analysis of face-to-face communicaton in terms of four systems…

This article deals with only one aspect of prevention, that of crisis intervention, specifically as it is fundamental to and utilized in mental health consultation. (Author/RK)

Mendeleev's prediction of existence of the radioactive element, Polonium, and the discovery of iproniazid and its role in antidepressant therapy are presented. (BB)

Health education programs must begin to emphasize the relationship between genetic constitution, environment, and lifestyle if significant progress is to be made in the prevention of chronic disease. (DS)

Presented in part at the Second World Conference of the International Society on Family Law in 1977, the article discusses child abuse management from a critical sociological point of view, focusing on some of the professional conflicts between the medical and legal perspectives. (DLS)

A history of what anatomists thought about the brain from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks up to the turn of the present century. (BB)

A brief discussion of neurophysiology, neurotransmitters, and the effect of psychoactive drugs on brain diseases such as schizophrenia. (BB)

Half of the nutrients evaluated from Basic Four menus did not meet the current recommended allowances. (Author/BB)

The author explains that misunderstanding the role of science and scientists is mainly due to a communication gap precipitated by the enormity of the field of science. Among the many examples given are cloning and DNA from biomedical research. Argues strongly against establishing an agency to control the field of scientific research. (GA)