The purpose of this research study was to determine whether there was any evidence of a shortage of health care personnel in the southeastern Michigan area; and if there was, to make appropriate recommendations. A questionnaire was sent to 107 health organizations, 50 educational institutions, and 30 professional associations. Responses to the…

A survey was made in 1969 through interviews and questionnaires administered to hospital personnel directors to give health planners an indication of the health manpower needs and the existing hospital based or affiliated training programs. Areas of concern were accreditation, medical school affiliation, training programs, nursing home…

An approach for developing examinations to assess the proficiency of health care professionals which utilizes a task inventory methodology is described. Examination development is based upon the identification of health care functions which individuals within a specific category of health professional should be skilled in performing. The several…

With the assistance of a consortium of subcontractors and with additional support provided by the Commonwealth Fund, the contractor has produced a Master Plan for the Drew Postgraduate Medical School in Los Angeles. The Bureau on developing a scope of work defined its interest in this contract as a demonstration of the planning process by which an…

This document is a summary report of a 3-day conference held in November 1972 by the Health Occupations Teacher Education Program within the Division of Vocational Education of the University of Georgia. The conference focused on an emerging issue in health occupations education, articulation of programs. Basic problems in the health field are job…

This study was conducted to meet the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriation's request for a comprehensive and documented report that covers the current status and relationships of all major Federal programs concerned with health manpower. Part One gives an overview of Federal health manpower programs and outlines major recommendations, including the…

The purpose of this publication is to provide information on the paramedical training of health care personnel in the military. For each military branch, the courses, with appropriate codes, are listed in a table. Objectives of providing this information are: (1) To stimulate the interest of nursing service administrators in tapping this manpower…

A review is made of the literature on continuing education in the health professions. After an overview of the study, six chapters cover continuing education in medicine -- physical composition and distribution, participation in continuing education, organization and administration, instructional processes, evaluation, and summary and conclusions.…

Resulting from a project in which a curriculum for an occupational therapy program was developed through task analysis, this manual contains guidelines for developing curriculum guides using job analysis data. The development process consists of 13 procedures which are organized into these four categories: (1) Organization of a project staff, (2)…

This guidebook has been prepared as a counseling resource for high school students and counselors, and management and personnel workers seeking information on occupations in the health field. Included is a brief overview of the health field along with information pertaining to career planning, sources of financial aid, and descriptions of more…

Rapid but orderly progress in the development of urgently needed health manpower and training facilities in Ontario can be achieved only by close collaboration between the educational institutions and agencies of government responsible for this field. Individual universities must consolidate the administration of health science programs on campus…

Recruiting and training workers to meet the critical shortage of trained health manpower is the major goal of the U.C.L.A. Secondary School Allied Health Project. In order to illustrate how the program combines work experience and classroom activities so that students become aware of the possible careers in the health field, this publication…

This study is an assessment of the Radiologic Technology program at Los Angeles City College (LACC, California). Four approaches were used to determine the program's effectiveness: (1) analysis of LACC student performance on the American Registry of Radiological Technologists examination; (2) analysis of follow-up data from questionnaires sent to…

A summary of many studies and papers prepared during the course of the project, this final report describes efforts to develop a planning methodology for meeting educational program needs in allied health professions which could be utilized in the California State University and colleges. The introductory charter describes the multifaceted system…

The objectives of these evaluations include assessment of six health occupations regional workshops and the field testing of new evaluation instruments. In addition to being evaluated by participants and by observers, each of these workshops used a preplanning assessment form to sample a small number of prospective participants for typical needs.…