The Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center tested a proficiency assessment tool with 779 previous workshop participants (27 percent responded). The instrument successfully identified 10 of 27 predictors of attendance at a geriatrics workshop. (SK)

Responds to previous articles by Alcorn, Altmaier, and Harris regarding counseling psychologists' involvement in health care. Maintains that present knowledge within counseling psychology is less applicable to health-related research, full participation of counseling psychologists in research and theory development in health field without…

Comments on previous articles by Alcorn and Altmaier regarding role of counseling psychologists in health care field. Suggests that counseling psychologists could make a significant contribution to the health care needs of the older U.S. and ethnic minority populations. (PVV)

Articulates many of the critical issues that arise when dealing with promotion and tenure issues--both from a theoretical basis and a pragmatic perspective. Suggests strategies that might aid allied health administrators and faculty in responding to many of these problems. (Author)

An action learning process in which medical directors planned and reflected on their own actions worked best when specific, time-limited actions were involved. Despite overlap between action research and action learning, they are clearly different. Action learning helps clinicians gain insights into their own work behavior. (SK)

A five-year evaluation of the admissions decision process at the University of Waterloo (Ontario) School of Optometry found that when primary tools (i.e., university grades, Optometry Admission Test scores) did not differentiate candidates, there was an increased emphasis on secondary tools (i.e., interview, autobiographic sketch, prerequisite…

Describes four perspectives that shape critically reflective practice: (1) one's autobiography as a learner; (2) learners' eyes; (3) colleagues' experiences; and (4) theoretical literature. Presents a critical incidents questionnaire, a structured way to reflect on and examine core assumptions in practice. (SK)

There are benefits to allied health faculty's participation in clinical practice, but faculty practice plans should include philosophy and bylaws that safeguard the quality of teaching. Plans should address fees, income distribution, incentives, and other administrative issues. (SK)

Offers a brief look at articles in the field of nursing that deal with poetry therapy in healthcare training programs. Argues that all individuals in the field can benefit from an expansion of the imagination and of empathy which poetry can provide, and calls for more writing on the topic. (SR)

Early career medical technologists (n=392) were surveyed in 1994 and 1997. They participated in both scholarly and administrative types of professional development; both types increased over time. Distinct types of professional development opportunities were recommended. (Contains 32 references.) (SK)

Responses from 23 of 37 area health education center project directors revealed that dental and dental hygiene students participated in interdisciplinary allied health studies. Oral health care education was delivered across disciplines; methods included problem-based learning and reflection. (SK)

Purpose: This study examines the moderating effect of staff stability on the relationship between management practices used to empower nurse aides and resident outcomes in a multistate sample of nursing homes. An adaptation of Kanter's theory of structural power in organizations guided the framework for the model used in this study. Design and…

Objective: A search for universal and particular changes in emotional, behavioral and cognitive assessments in relation to three types of examinations: an oral presentation, an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and a pencil and paper examination. Methods: One hundred and two students of health professions completed the Profile of…

Why do nursing and health studies graduate students who are enrolled in online programs decide to withdraw? The qualitative study reported in this paper investigated students' self-identified reasons for withdrawing from an online graduate program in nursing and health studies. The focus of the study was Athabasca Universities' Centre for Nursing…

Action learning is being increasingly utilised as a strategy to underpin practitioner focused development and research projects in healthcare generally and nursing in particular. Whilst facilitators of and participants in action learning have a variety of resource materials to guide their practice and participation, there continue to be few…