Alternative educational applications of microcomputer technology in allied health are discussed, including word-processing software for creation and revision of syllabi, exams, and handouts; database management software for creation of large sets of bibliographic references, storage and retrieval of data on students; spreadsheet software; and…

Presents a model curriculum on health promotion and disease prevention for allied health students. Suggested program elements include (1) promoting personal health patterns, (2) fitting health promotion into daily routines, (3) using persuasion, (4) working with support groups and individuals, and (5) serving as a clearinghouse. (CH)

Compares behavioral medicine and health psychology to establish counseling psychology's relationship with these approaches. Surveys three areas of training and application that the current research suggests will offer opportunities for meaningful participation by counseling psychologists. (JAC)

This study, conducted in a major midwestern university among a resident health sciences center population with an established continuing education teaching commitment, analyzes previously documented attendance-motivating factors as instructional motivators by using frequency of rankings to assess relative importance of those factors within and…

Existing computer-assisted instructional programs for nursing students are studied and their application to the education of practical nurses is considered in the light of the recent history of nursing education. (Author)

The In-Service and Continuing Education Television (ICE/TV) project proposes to meet the educational needs of nurses and hospital personnel in the San Francisco Bay Area. (DB)

Presented as "tribes," the health professions of nursing and medicine are discussed in terms of their areas of conflict, historical development, and professional interest via a comparative transcultural "experience" wherein the two subcultures are approached ethnographically. (JC)

Henke and Zahn (2001) found that 1992-93 college graduates who entered K-12 teaching were among the most stable of all employed graduates with respect to their occupations three years later. This Research Note reanalyzes "Baccalaureate and Beyond" ["The 1993 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study" ("B&B93")]…

Discusses the health occupations preparatory developments at the University of Iowa. (Author/RK)

Describes a project called Subregional Approach to Improved Nursing Care, the central focus of which is to provide better use of human resources for improvement of patient care. (GB)

Medical and allied health students should pursue general and specialized interdisciplinary courses in classroom and laboratory and should have ongoing exposure to the humanities, social sciences and real life situations to facilitate the change from a territorial to a team approach for the provision of health care. (SA)

The dysfunctional status gap between nonphysician health administrators and physician-clinicians in any health care setting can be diminished by lengthening and toughening the curriculum in schools preparing health administrators. (Editor)