Reviews literature related to health informatics and health information management. Provides examples covering types of information, library and information services outcomes, training of informatics professionals, areas of application, the impact of evidence based medicine, professional issues, integrated information systems, and the needs of the…

Offers advice on helping students to gather information about the title professions, seek health-related experience, and prepare academically competitive portfolios. Discusses admission procedures, including application timelines, standardized tests, interviews, and letters of evaluation. (EV)

Examines the literature on minority experiences in optometry and other health professions, which reveals intolerance in the form of harassment and discrimination, and inequalities in the patterns of practice, power, and economics. (EV)

A survey of dental schools (n=49) and dental hygiene programs (n=169) suggests students receive little tobacco cessation education, and respondent schools had no immediate plans for curriculum change in this area, despite reporting positive attitudes about the institutional role in tobacco use cessation interventions. (Author/MSE)

Discusses the disparities between adult education and health professions training in terms of theoretical foundations and practice. Uses adult education as a framework for the analysis of clinical teaching in the health professions. Considers the implications of the framework in terms of theory, research, and practice. (DMM)

A survey of about 500 dental hygienists concerning their clinical practice behaviors, attitudes, and perceived curriculum adequacy relating to anti-tobacco efforts suggested a fairly well-developed role for this group, with positive curriculum modifications appearing over time. (Author/MSE)

A federal jury has decided that the University of Iowa did not discriminate against three female professors in eliminating their department, but the jury found the university guilty of retaliating when the women spoke out. The case arose over closure of an all-female dental hygiene program. (MSE)

Data on the incidence of hepatitis B viral infection are examined, and a telephone survey of 19 schools of optometry concerning administrative policy about student immunization is reported. Results show less than one-third of schools require student vaccination. It is recommended that schools mandate immunization for all students. (MSE)

Reviews data on the rapid growth of the older population in Australia. Describes the aims and content of gerontological education, highlighting the importance of destroying myths. Describes the educational opportunities available for older people, exploring the University of the Third Age model. (DMM)

Bioscience education in optometric professional programs must be expanded in scope, raised to a higher level of academic rigor, and strengthened with new faculty and institutional learning resources. However, no single route of curriculum reform will guarantee successful innovation in the basic bioscience education of optometrists; several…

Presents a bibliography of articles that deal with the creation, development, and implementation of hypertext and/or hypermedia programs in both academic and clinical environments. Each entry includes descriptive comments, author, date, title of articles, title of source publication and/or publisher, and page numbers and are categorized into three…

The University of New South Wales (Australia) has established the Vision Education Centre, a clinic designed to attract more pediatric patients for care by senior optometry students. The center uses interactive learning principles to teach elementary school children about optics, provides screening, and offers research opportunities. (MSE)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) Linkage Program aims to increase the supply of health-care professionals to rural Alabama. Students attend a local community college for one year and UAB for another year. Major clinical internships are done near the students' hometowns. Seventy percent of graduates return to their home areas to…

The effects of educational practices emphasizing faculty control of the learning process on student effort to learn are explored. Research on student learning is summarized. Educational systems that do not acknowledge student management of their own effort will not succeed. (SLD)

Data from 573 occupational therapists who participated in a family-centered care workshop indicated (1) positive change in attitudes toward a family-centered approach; (2) greatest gains in participants with lowest preworkshop attitude scores; and (3) positive relationship between workshop satisfaction and postworkshop scores. (SK)