During the course of an experimental program (students from nine health disciplines were placed in a rural primary care situation for eight weeks), student attitudes toward and perceptions of rural practice became more favorable, and an increased number of students stated intentions to practice in a rural area. (Author/AJ)

Nurses need to examine critically the effects of computerized curriculums on the teaching-learning process. (Author)

Prospects of upward mobility are bright for health occupations students in San Diego and Imperial Counties--adults and out-of-school youth included. (Editor)

Discusses the key characteristics of clinical simulation, some developmental foundations, two current research studies, and some implications for the future of health science education. Investigations of the effects of computer-based simulation indicate that acquisition of decision-making skills is greater than with noncomputerized simulations.…

Results of a national survey of optometry schools regarding state requirements for continuing education and the use of nonprint media are reported. Both traditional and highly sophisticated media are found in most subject areas, but computers are not used at all. The most common media are photographic slides, chalkboards, and overhead…

A clinical pharmacy educational program is described. Under the guidance of pharmacy faculty members, senior pharmacy students participate in patient care activities with general internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialty teams consisting of an attending faculty physician, an internal medicine resident, two interns, and four junior or…

A study was conducted in Ohio to collect information about the educational backgrounds, job responsibilities, and perceptions of current employees of community health education programs and to project future needs. Implications of the study pertain to college programs that train personnel for this field. (PP)

Recommendations for a program in rehabilitative optometry include discussion of its need, development of the plan, and competency objectives and their relationship to practice. Also discussed is a plan for program implementation, including organizational and administrative considerations, required resources, residencies, and curriculum goals. (MSE)

Describes and evaluates a health science career education program in which eighth- and ninth-grade minority students fulfill their science requirement by attending lecture and laboratory sessions at a Manhattan medical center and working individually with a professional. (DC)

Allied health professionals are those (exclusive of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and nurses) who provide health care in support of or supplementing other health professionals. The Regional Technical Institute enables students from 26 colleges and junior colleges in Alabama and Tennessee to train in 14 allied health professions. (BR)

The content of a series of seminars on prescription drug promotion seminars that have been conducted for medical students and other health professionals is outlined. Focus is on dramatizing media-practitioner interaction and conflicts of interest. Also reported are results of a pretest that surveys student attitudes toward such ethical…

Although maintaining professional competence is important, professionals can be hard-to-reach learners. Recent developments in needs assessment and instructional technology in continuing education in the health professions can be applied to improvement of services in other fields. (SK)

The Clinical Learning Center of Queen's University in Ontario uses volunteer patients with documented illnesses in a purely education setting--no health services are provided--to facilitate the development of medical student's clinical skills. Significant educational benefits are achieved and a large number of patients are available and…

The economic status, salary, and continued education experiences of 69 Black females who completed health career programs at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in June 1973 were investigated. It was concluded that the graduates appeared to have experienced success in pursuing and achieving career objectives. (JH)