Papers presented at the third annual conference on post-secondary paraprofessional education held at Pennsylvania State University in November 1971 centered around the human service occupations. This rapidly developing area of paraprofessional education will offer increasing job opportunities in the future in health, social service activities, and…

Issues and present trends related to the preparation and the expanded role of the nurse and physician's assistant in meeting health needs are the major concerns of part one, representing 100 pages of the document. Issues discussed include: (1) manpower considerations, (2) definition of responsibilities, training needs, and requirements, (3)…

This bibliography is composed of 157 citations ranging in date from 1962 to 1969, but emphasizing the 1967 to 1969 period. Approximately one-third of the entries are annotated. The sources describe programs and techniques which are similar to the U.S. Department of Labor's "New Careers" program; however, emphasis is on less institutionalized…

The emphasis of this publication is on new or proposed physician support training programs which are in the advanced planning or pilot stages and on operational programs which have not yet received accreditation or have only recently been accredited. Detailed data were gathered for 71 programs through mailed questionnaire or telephone surveys, and…

Continuing education activities available to laboratory technologists and personnel are listed in this directory. Workshops, seminars, short courses, and night classes intended to help the working technologist update his professional knowledge and keep abreast of new developments are listed by states. Courses offered at various colleges and…

In an effort to meet the growing demand for skilled radiologic technologists and other supportive personnel educated through the associate degree level, a national survey was conducted as part of the UCLA Allied Health Professions Project to determine the tasks performed by personnel in the field and lay the groundwork for development of…

Conducted as part of the UCLA Allied Health Professions Project, this report summarizes a functional analysis of occupational groups employed by physicians in providing out-of-hospital services to patients. To provide data for developing and improving instructional materials, a task inventory was developed to determine which categories of workers…

The first of four volumes in Research Report No. 7 of the Health Services Mobility Study (HSMS), this book contains 143 task descriptions covering most of the medical activities carried out by diagnostic radiologists. (The work carried out by radiologic technologists, and administrative, machine-related, and nursing-type functions are found in…

The fourth of four volumes in Research Report No. 7 of the Health Services Mobility Study (HSMS), this book contains the extended task names of all the tasks whose descriptions can be found in the three prior volumes. It serves as an index to all the tasks by listing the volume in which each task description appears. Chapter 1 of this volume…

Written for State and local operators of Health Education and Welfare (HEW)-funded health service, health manpower, and health planning programs, this guide is intended to serve four major purposes: (1) Provide selected insights into the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and how it works; (2) point out potential areas for…

Views of 989 allied health professionals regarding their continuing education preferences were analyzed. A significant majority believed that continuing education is necessary and should be voluntary. The expressed preference was not related to the professional's specialty field or demographic, educational, or employment characteristics. (EM)

Traditionally, nurse practitioners and physician's assistants have been trained separately. In l977, the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of California, Davis, and the Primary Care Associate Program at Stanford University merged clinical curricula. The cooperative program is described and its first year evaluated. (Author/JMD)

Reports the development of an integrated clinical approach to introductory chemistry education at the undergraduate level for students majoring in nursing and the allied health professions at the University of Lowell. (BT)

Discusses concerns in the education of allied health professionals from the perspective of a State agency responsible for coordinating higher education. Covers professional demand, methods for insuring responsibility to students, including the effective provision of clinical education, and program finance. (LAS)

The author sees a need for the nursing profession to evaluate the extended role of the nurse to determine differences in the patient care provided by nurse practitioners and physician's assistants. From the data, appropriate nursing education and nursing practice planning can follow. (EA)