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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of the Professions. – 1987
A reference guide to laws, rules, and regulations that govern medical practice in the State of New York is presented. In addition to identifying licensing requirements/procedures for physicians, general provisions of Title VIII of the Education Law are covered along with state management, professional misconduct, and authorized acts. Regulations…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Certification, Credentials, Higher Education
Skinner, Bron D. – 1985
An evaluation system which was used to monitor the progress of resident physicians in the Family Practice Residency at the University of North Carolina is discussed. The system was designed as an information management system which reflects both broad philosophical principles and goals as well as specific behavioral objectives. The three major…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Data Collection, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Katz, Richard – 1984
For Kung hunter-gatherers and Fijian fishing people, healing is a central community ritual with significance beyond the cure itself. An enhanced state of consciousness, experienced most intensely by the healer, but also shared by the community, is at the core of Kung and Fijian healing. Although in contemporary Euro-American culture the spiritual…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Community, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Indian Health Service (PHS/HSA), Rockville, MD. – 1985
Comprehensive health care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and environmental) for more than 930,000 eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives is the responsibility of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Since 1955, this agency of the U.S. Public Health Service has made notable progress in raising the health status of Indians and Alaska…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Delivery Systems, Health Facilities
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Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1977
The role of higher education in promoting health and consumer awareness of health needs is addressed in this SREB bulletin. The jobs of health educators and primary health providers are reviewed with focus on areas of needed improvement and community service. Initiatives taken by individual institutions are cited along with examples of health…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Role, Community Services, Consumer Education
Dixon, Jane K. – 1977
An evaluation strategy is suggested which is designed to determine the effects of continuing education programs on the health care delivery system and to augment that effect. Topics dealt with include the distinctive aspects of continuing education; evaluation criteria; relationships among evaluation criteria; results of a review of literature on…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Health Resources Administration (DHEW/PHS), Bethesda, MD. Div. of Medicine. – 1977
Inequities of access to health care and service provisions are considered to be major problems by health policy-makers today. These inequities result from disparities in physician distribution by specialty and geography that are concealed by aggregate analyses of physician supply. This paper describes what is presently known about physician supply…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Health Education, Health Occupations, Health Personnel
Kaltenbach, Charles – 1975
Analysis of morbidity, mortality, and demographic data on Navajo people was undertaken to identify leading health problems in the Navajo area and to suggest intervention activities. Comparisons with total U.S. population were made to provide perspective. Data on Navajo mortality showed: a ratio of male to female deaths of 2:1, more than 50 percent…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Behavior
Huessy, Hans R. – 1977
Early identification of Minimal Brain Dysfunction (MBD) is now easier, partly as a result of a series of 3 studies made in rural Vermont over a period of 15 years. MBD victims exhibit different behaviors at different ages. "Fidgetiness", a "nuisance" factor, and poor learning are all strong predictors of MBD for children at the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
GORDON, S. F.; THOMPSON, O. E. – 1964
OF 196 COLLEGE FRESHMEN STUDIED IN 1960, 147 WERE INCLUDED IN A RESTUDY TO--(1) DETERMINE IF COMMITMENT TO THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND OTHER STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS ARE RELATED TO CONTINUATION IN AGRICULTURE, CHANGES IN MAJOR, SCHOLASTIC RECORD, OR WITHDRAWAL FROM COLLEGE, (2) DETERMINE PRESENT STATUS OF 1960 FRESHMEN, AND (3) COMPARE STUDENTS…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Rating, Agriculture, Aspiration
Hollister, William G.; And Others – 1973
Based on a North Carolina feasibility study (1967-73) which focused on development of a pattern for providing comprehensive mental health services to total people, this guide deals with strengthening and coordinating the existing services. Divided into three sections, this booklet details the successes and failures of program efforts in Vance and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Coordination, Consultation Programs, Education
Butler-Paisley, Matilda; And Others – 1975
Ten Veterans Administration hospitals in Appalachia participated in five biomedical communication experiments using the Advanced Technology Satellite (ATS-6). Material was collected and evaluated by both questionnaires and interviews with the medical staff of the 10 hospitals. The five experiments were conducted in the areas of: (1) video…
Descriptors: Clinics, Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Delivery Systems
Washington State Council on Higher Education, Olympia. – 1974
The Council on Higher Education for the State of Washington is directed to study levels of fees and charges to students and, when necessary, make recommendations to the states institutions. Recommendations contained in this report include: (1) Tuition and fees charged to fulltime resident community college students be increased to $330, the same…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Fees, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Scott, Donald – 1969
Epileptic fits, faints, and falls are described; the causes, sorts, and diagnosis of fits are detailed; and treatment that both doctor and surgeon can provide is reviewed. Further consideration is given to children with fits, the effect of fits on the mind, the care of the epileptic person, marriage and pregnancy, and the prevention of fits. Also…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Clinical Diagnosis, Crime, Educational Programs
Fustukjian, Samuel, Comp. – 1971
The books included in this bibliography were written by or about notable Americans from the 16th century to the present and were selected from the holdings of the Penfield Library, State University of New York, Oswego, on the basis of the individual's contribution in his field. The division into subject groups is borrowed from the biographical…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Studies, Architects, Bibliographies
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