Presents an overview of the development and role of the American Society of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) and discusses the following areas, which will receive attention as ASAHP approaches its 10th year: Legislation, a national study commission, allied health manpower, continuing education, Presidents' conference, credentialing conference,…

Presents a general mathematical model for measuring the factors which directly and indirectly affect the costs of maintaining a clinical education program in a hospital's allied health department. Specific application of the model to a physical therapy department deomonstrates how an institution can measure the costs of education on a per student…

This article examines issues related to the provision of educational audiological services that are sensitive to the needs of a diverse population. The focus is on paradigm shifts from traditional clinical audiology to classroom-based educational audiology and use of a cyclical reflective process. Critical components of courses offered at York…

This article provides an introduction to The Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act (HPCAA) which took effect on 18 September 2004. The Act was introduced to provide consistent accountability across health professions and make it easier for the New Zealand public to understand what health service each registered professional provides. To…

Developed primarily to assist local administrators and teachers in planning and implementing secondary level vocational health occupations programs, this guide is also designed for vocational guidance personnel who assist students in making career choices. Section topics are as follow: trends in health care, health occupations education…

QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 5,369 (77 PERCENT) OF THE 6,993 HOSPITALS CONTACTED PROVIDED INFORMATION NEEDED FOR PLANNING EDUCATIONAL AND RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS. PERSONNEL IN ALL CATEGORIES EMPLOYED BY THE RESPONDING HOSPITALS TOTALED 1,750,545. PROJECTED ESTIMATES FOR ALL HOSPITALS, SHOWED 1,332,052 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WORKERS EMPLOYED AND…

Dental hygiene programs should operate on a nonprofit basis as departments, divisions, schools, or colleges of a parent institution of higher learning approved or eligible for approval by agencies recognized by the National Commission on Accreditation. Provision should be made for liaison with the dental profession. The physical plant should meet…

A directory of 4,013 hospital-administered allied health and nursing programs throughout the United States is presented in the document. Section 1, Guide to Training Programs, is designed for guidance counselors, students, and health planners. It contains an alphabetical listing of training programs within major occupational categories and…

This bibliography provides background material on two general issues of how physicians are distributed geographically and how physicians choose a practice location. The report is divided into five major categories of information: overview summary of annotated articles, reference key to location decision factors, reference key to public policy…

The bibliography includes references on various aspects of associate degree nursing programs from 1951 to 1968. Books, periodical articles, pamphlets, and doctoral projects are listed. (JK)

On July 1, 1968, Ithaca College launched an experimental undergraduate program aimed at alleviating the chronic shortage of well trained administrators at the middle management level in hospitals, nursing homes and other public and private patient care health facilities. A brief description is provided in this announcement of the program's…

Dental assistant programs at Intermountain School-Public Health Service (PHS) Indian Health Center, Brigham City, Utah; PHS Health Center-Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas; and PHS Alaska Native Hospital, Mt. Edgecumbe, Alaska accept a total of 34 trainees from all areas of the Division of Indian Health annually. The 10-month curriculum operates…

This survey, which had a 73 0/0 response rate, found that 64 0/0 of the naturopaths licensed in Washington were professionally located in the State. A majority were actively practicing drugless therapeutics involving direct patient care. As a group, naturopaths were usually male and older than in other health occupations. Although a large…

Electronic computers have caused numerous changes in medical health sciences, and the abilities of the computer are so great that much research thinking, administrative planning, and other medical activities are controlled largely by what the machine can do. However, developments in computer technology have occurred in different areas with little…