The increasing complexity of human body models enabled by advances in diagnostic imaging, computing, and growing knowledge calls for the development of a new generation of systems for intelligent exploration of these models. Here, we introduce a novel paradigm for the exploration of digital body models illustrating cerebral vasculature. It enables…

Drug abuse is a serious problem in today's work force. It is found in every occupation, from the entry-level employee to the chief executive officer. Among health care professionals alcohol is the number-one substance abused, prescription drugs are second, and cocaine is third. Substance abuse among health-care professionals in Rutherford,…

The activities of the Health Occupations Education Division at the American Vocational Association's 1975 Convention included ratifying operating policies for a new, State-level organization; recognizing a new, national student organization; and organizing a new, Interorganizational Relationships Committee. The membership reviewed and approved…

The article's objective is to describe the situation of women as producers in the health labor force in the United States, to give the author's interpretations of some of the factors that have caused the present situation, and to describe a strategy for change, and the leverage points within that strategy. (Author/BP)

Eight dimensions of occupational prestige are examined for their effect on the general prestige ratings accorded various occupations within the medical profession. Stepwise multiple regression analyzes the relative weight of these dimension among 410 persons. The findings suggested that public stereotypes exert a normative pressure on individual…

This document includes a report on the 1989 Amendments to the Veterans Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program and the text of the proposed bill as amended. The report discusses the stipend program for members of the selected reserve, the major provisions of the bill as amended, the background to the bill, authority for the program,…

The role of the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) in accrediting educational programs is examined in this paper along with the level of involvement of two-year colleges in accreditation and the processes and outcomes of accreditation. First, the paper looks at the representation of two-year colleges on three…

These two units for students in a practical nursing program provide supplemental instruction in caring for adult patients receiving inhalation and intravenous therapy. Unit titles are The Administration of Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB RX) and Intravenous Therapy of Fluids and Blood. Each unit contains the following: objectives,…

Objective: Student learning of professionalism in athletic training education programs (ATEPs) can be varied and even elusive. The purpose of this article is to define professionalism and discuss its development in athletic training students. Background: Medical professions have studied extensively how students learn professionalism. However, with…

The present trend is for more instruction of health professionals to be given in college classrooms and less in the clinical facility. To facilitate this transition a core curriculum is proposed which can be challenged by examination, independent study modules, and competency based design. (Author)

Presented before the Section on Nursing, American College Health Association, Forty-sixth Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 1, 1968.

Intended for instructors in occupational education programs, this catalog identifies instructional materials found to be successful for teaching specific occupational competencies identified in the Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE) in the area of health care occupations education. Contents include 27 materials…