The guide was developed by the Health Careers Opportunity Program, the principal Federal program focused on increasing the numbers of disadvantaged individuals who train for and enter the health professions. The guide is intended to help institutional grantees working with such students in the areas of: (1) diagnostic testing in cognitive and…

This report addresses issues relating to the planning and development of educational programs for oral health personnel in World Health Organization (WHO) communities. Opinions and ideas were obtained from professionals in Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Botswana, Australia, Yemen, United Republic of Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Czechoslovakia.…

This book is intended to promote the development of systems of continuing education and describe some of the principles involved in establishing them, at either a national or regional level. The book is designed for workshop organizers, workshop participants, and persons interested in promoting continuing education systems. Resources are provided…

A study examined the needs of medical laboratory technology students at New York City Technical College. The nominal group technique (which involves silent generation of ideas in writing, round-robin feedback, and individual voting on priority ideas) was used to assess the academic and personal needs of 20 students. The following seven significant…

Variables that correlate with scores on the National Certifying Examination (NCE) for Physician's Assistants (PAs) were investigated. It is noted that NCE scores represent professional entry-level performance for PAs and that identification of variables related to PA performance may promote the development of standardized selection criteria. The…

A description is provided of "The Hospice Concept," an elective course offered as part of a two-year college health occupations curriculum. The course is designed to further the students understanding of the multiple facets of death and dying and to prepare them to be hospice volunteers. Following a course description and a glossary of…

A study examined the attrition rate in the Wichita Practical Nursing School in Wichita, Kansas, and the effectiveness of a study skills workshop in reducing the attrition rate. Using a quasi-experimental control group design, the researcher studied the attrition rates of three consecutive classes at the school. The first two classes served as…

Describes the role of the Health Facility Surveyor, a relatively new member of the public health team. Included in the job qualifications is background in the health profession and/or administration, plus basic investigative skills. (MLB)

The article's major thesis is to reduce formal education and the award of academic credentials by one full step or level in the educational ladder to avoid the unwholesome situation of competence vs. credential. A current need is to revise the content of baccalaureate programs in many allied health specialties. (Author/NH)

The development and extensive utilization of self-instructional materials in clinical rotations have the potential to improve the educational activities of clinical education. Therefore allied health educators should consider self-instruction teaching strategy as a primary method. (NH)

This book contains a collection of articles on the subject of movement therapy. It can be used as a set of supplementary readings for an academic course in dance therapy or a psychiatric residency program. It includes an exhaustive bibliography on this field for students and practioners in this field. Four principal themes have been selected as a…

The Secondary Education Through Health Program (SETH) offers a means by which minority and disadvantaged high school students may acquire experience and knowledge in the health field while completing their senior year. Each year, a group of students from New York City high schools is selected to participate in the program, held at the Mount Sinai…

The full text of Public Law 94-484, the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976, is presented. The purposes of the statute are to amend the Public Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance under Title VII for training in the health and allied health professions, and to revise the National Health Service Corps…

This monograph is an overview and state of the art paper for the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in the health professions. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a questionnaire which makes it possible to test and put to practical use that part of the personality theory of C.G. Jung which is concerned with psychological type. Nine areas of…

The first task in the role delineation for the Physician Assistant (PA) was the verification of the entry level generalist position. Using the verified role delineation and data collected from practicing PAs, the possibility of multiple PA positions was investigated as the second task. Two samples of PAs completed task checklists. Responses of a…