The most outstanding characteristic of the American College Health Association is its propensity for a ceaseless and continuing altercation. This paper stresses the importance of teamwork within the medical profession. (JN)

Abstracts of the sessions include discussions of health education programs, various research models of both health and higher education concern; sessions on dental health, mental health, athletic medicine, and junior and community colleges. The topics of administration, clinical medicine, and environmental health and safety are also covered. (JN)

To evaluate the use of expanded role skills by nurse practitioners in a school setting, the activities on which they spend their time must be examined. A study was conducted to examine questions concerning the nurse's amount of time spent in problem oriented assessment, in expanded-role activities, and on delegated activities. (JN)

Describes a two-year program leading to a Master of Science degree which prepares graduates to enter careers as genetic counselors, public educators in medical genetics, and researchers in the delivery of genetic services. (CS)

An analysis of legal trends affecting institutions that train allied health professionals, including risks faced and actions necessary to minimize liabilities, is presented. Discusses those factors which determine liabilities, trends emerging as legal doctrines from courts, and actions for preventing, minimizing, counteracting, or neutralizing the…

A statement of the priorities and purposes of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry to provide a basis for decision making in allocating its funds and resources is provided. Priorities inclue lobbying, maximizing external visibility, identification of funding sources, profession planning, central repository, and internal information…

An interdisciplinary program is described that provides a humanistically-oriented education for preprofessional students, particularly those in the health sciences. The program offers new and diverse courses for the humanities student and was instrumental in the establishment of a Center for Science and Culture. (Author/MLW)

As the social work profession tries to find ways to bring significant service to the retarded, social work education must respond and prepare practitioners for this specialization. Basic concepts and principles of helping people are reviewed briefly as they relate to work with the mentally retarded. (Author/LBH)

Colorado State University has developed a strong interdisciplinary faculty that provides the entire university with graduate and undergraduate instruction in the basic biomedical sciences--anatomy, physiology, and microbiology--in addition to instruction in the professional curriculum. (LBH)

The initial phase of the Primary Care Education Program, a course of instruction for a limited number of students at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, is described. It was designed to increase knowledge of primary care and doctor-patient relationship, and knowledge of a variety of modes of structuring health care…

Community and junior colleges are in a prime position to spearhead much-needed continuing education courses for the retraining of medical laboratory technicians in outlying areas and small towns. Programs currently underway combine short courses, bench refreshers, and self-instructional materials; similar programs are planned by a number of…

Describes the experiences of Albert Bowie of San Juan Pueblo, who became the first Native American to graduate from the University of New Mexico's Doctor of Pharmacy program. A sidebar discusses academic opportunities in the field of pharmacy. (TD)

Describes one day of a week-long Math Options Summer Institute, the third component in a series that offers career awareness experiences to young women throughout their middle and high school years. Mentors young women in pursuing careers in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology education. (DDR)

Indiana school speech-language pathologists (n=157) responded to a survey regarding their educational and clinical preparation and current clinical practices with people who stutter. Respondents reported receiving insufficient academic and clinical preparation to work with people who stutter. Nearly half reported that their clinical skills are…

At entry, 185 nursing, 152 medical, 140 pharmacy, and 111 allied health students were surveyed; all but the medical students were resurveyed two years later following educational interventions. Nursing students displayed more drug use than did pharmacy students, whose curriculum placed more emphasis on drug and alcohol education. (SK)