Prepared to assist students at Empire State College in developing learning contracts for the study of the economics of health care delivery, this study guide discusses various aspects of the topic, suggests student projects, and provides an extensive bibliography. First, introductory material discusses the relationship of economics to health care…

Designed to develop 12th-grade multiple competencies courses, this curriculum prepares the student to assist a physician, dentist, or other health professional with the management of a medical office and to perform basic health services procedures. Course descriptions are provided for the two courses in the curriculum: medical services assistant…

The governance options matrix is provided to offer a way for state and university policymakers to examine the functioning environments of specific university-owned public teaching hospitals. With it, they can consider the benefits and problems involved with different options for governance. The issues related to the environmental factors affecting…

This introduction to the major concepts of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is intended for individuals involved in health care provider education who are attempting to measure the costs and benefits of their educational activities. After tracing the development of CBA, the paper defines it as an attempt to quantify and compare the expenditures for a…

The influence of professional accreditation on community college nursing and allied health curricula is discussed in these five papers. First, Robert Evans presents the community college viewpoint, distinguishing between general/institutional and programmatic accreditation, outlining the growth of programmatic accreditation, and citing as concerns…

This instructional guide is intended for use within inservice or continuing education programs for people who work in long-term care facilities. This module includes an overview of the normal functions of the small and large intestines and discusses the structures of the intestines, absorption in the intestines, and commonly occurring conditions…

Unique characteristics of a continuing education course in phlebotomy offered through Tarrant County Junior College in Forth Worth, Texas, are described. The course was created to address the lack of theoretical knowledge in the hospital-trained phlebotomist. The first course was offered in July 1979 on a noncredit basis for 2 nights a week for 4…

Describes a job training program to initiate new sanitarians into the Department of Environmental Health Services, San Bernardino County, California. In this program new personnel are acquainted with all phases of their job before actually beginning work. (JR)

There are two issues relating to athletic training education for which perception may be overshadowing reality. They are "educators vs. clinicians" and "the relative value of clinical vs. class room instruction." The author's desire is to convince every athletic trainer to use language that does not perpetuate philosophies that…

Notes on topics, such as a peer tutoring method based on the teaching concepts of computer-assisted instruction; the High School for Health Professions located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston; some plays produced in foreign languages by university foreign language students; and the use of a zoo as a classroom by Oakland, California, high…

The restructuring of the National Health Service (NHS) on April 1, 1974 provided the occasion for review of its entire education and training strategy. Seven principles are offered as the basis of a policy for progress during the next few years. (MW)

The Directory of In-Service Training is a listing of short courses and seminars offered in the fields of science, technology, management, medicine and health, and law and government in the United States. Listings by subject and location and a sponsor address list are included. (AJ)

This booklet was prepared to disseminate knowledge of the British National Health System to provide for improved cooperation between clinicians, health scientists, and health administrators in the United States and the United Kingdom. Included are chapters on: (1) the evolution of the British National Health system; (2) its present status; (3)…

An experimental problem-oriented medical curriculum was developed and administered by means of PLATO IV computer terminals to students enrolled in a Physician Assistant course. This report provided information required to determine if subsequent in-depth study of the comparative effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction as opposed to…

The approach discussed in this paper is the application of present systems analysis and modeling techniques to provide a micro-model of the allied health system. (Author)