A cultural competence survey completed by 35 allied health faculty (59%) and 151 students (28%) indicated that students consistently had higher but not statistically significant mean scores on knowledge of diverse communities, personal involvement, and overall score. This student group was slightly more ethnically diverse than the faculty.…

Presents new norms on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test for healthcare-professional students. Notes that it is generally accepted that professional and graduate schools require students with good reading ability because of the quantity of material to be read. Presents standard scores, percentile ranks, and stanine scores as revised norms based on test…

Responses from 20 chairs of allied health dean/director search committees indicated that 55% found filling the position very or moderately easy. Mean time was 6.9 months. Most (65%) new deans/directors had health professions backgrounds; 30% had been assistant deans/directors. With a mean number of 11.7 viable candidates, the applicant pool was…

Deans and faculty from seven academic-health-center-based colleges of allied health participated in a three-round modified Delphi study to identify and validate factors that can be used to evaluate administrative aspects of science course delivery for baccalaureate allied health students in these settings. (Author)

Reviews trends in the general health care arena that the author considers key to the future of allied health. Discusses health conditions and health promotion, medical and health care practice, and health care financing and delivery. (JOW)

Addresses the potential value of the Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) occupational analysis methodology in curriculum development for health occupations education programs. Presents strengths and weaknesses of using DACUM in the context of traditional procedures and applications to health-related programs. (JOW)

The critical shortage of allied health care workers receives little notice. The health care industry and educational institutions can develop strategies to meet the rising demand for qualified health care workers. (JOW)

Applied biology/chemistry is team taught at Swain County High School (North Carolina). The course integrates academic skills into the vocational context of health occupations preparation. (SK)

Responses from 73 of 141 allied health deans/directors showed that, although they spent two-thirds of their time on administration, as a group they produced 855 publications, made 1,348 presentations, and received $38.3 million in funding since 1990. No differences were found between research and nonresearch institutions. (SK)

Describes a program for humane care of the dying in long-term care facilities including the data collection process for clinical practice and learning needs assessment, use of needs assessment in continuing education, and evaluation of the continuing-education program. (SK)

Health care organizations with successful internal education programs can expand their offerings through a formal externalization process. The process involves needs assessment, environmental scanning, identification of internal successes, and selection of appropriate topics. (SK)

Describes four strategies used by health-sciences faculty to develop rigorous but expanded standards for promotion/tenure: redesign of appointment and promotion guidelines; compendium of ways to document clinical and professional service; workshop to increase awareness of review committees; and workshop to prepare junior faculty for promotion. (SK)

In Britain, health occupations education has been incorporated into higher education. Educational institutions can respond to the ensuing upheaval by developing caring learning organizations, characterized by an affiliative attitude, respect for differences, open communication, balance of freedom and order, spontaneity, fun, transcendent value…

A model mentoring program to interest middle school students in allied health careers incorporates features of tech prep, career academies, and the Yes I Can program. Activities include speakers, service learning, career day, interdisciplinary presentations, and job shadowing. (SK)

One part of a larger Scottish study focused on continuing education in health care. Senior health care professionals expressed concern about prolonging initial professional education and increasing privatization of responsibility for learning. Culture influenced learning behavior. Key issues included decreased funding, difficulty finding time for…