Presented is an overview of the steps in the development of a competency-based curriculum and examples which apply the concepts to a physical therapy educational program. (JH)

Changes in the current health care system impacting upon optometry and optometric care are highlighted including changes in health care organizations and delivery, emerging concepts in health care, and changes in optometry and optometric care. (JMF)

A practical clinical examination model for use by state board examiners in optometry is described including purpose, format, examination design, procedures, evaluation examples and administration. (JMF)

The role of the nurse practitioner in primary health care extends to diagnosis and treatment of patients. (JMF)

The current status of research in cardiovascular disease education is reported for asymptomatic youth, symptomatic adults, and ongoing efforts. (JMF)

Researchers have repeatedly found negative attitudes toward the aged among health professionals. Evaluates the impact of oral health status upon dental student attitudes toward the aged. Suggests that attitudes of students may become initially more negative due to exposure to generally poor oral conditions of elderly patients. (Author)

Suggests that public health nurses at work act neither completely on the basis of conformity to external organizational restraints, nor wholly on the basis of internalized professional constraints, but on the basis of selected aspects of their environment which take into account their own situational interests. (Author/AM)

Health educators were reminded at the American Vocational Association (AVA) in Houston that the health of their programs depends in part on their participation in interpreting the Education Amendments of 1976. Juliette Lester, who is chairing the Regulations Task Force in USOE's Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education said she can see many…

An interdisciplinary team-taught course used a life-course approach to human development. Teaching strategies included elder reminiscence, life histories, and case studies. It is designed to prepare various health care professions for future roles on multidisciplinary team. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)

Discusses the importance of getting and retaining the right people as faculty members if research and scholarship in the allied health professions are to be enhanced. (JOW)

Discusses a survey to ascertain the prevalence and types of education programs to prepare multiskilled health practitioners in the United States. Presents information such as level of diploma awarded, length of study, certification eligibilities; skills combines, curriculum format, instructional personnel, and graduate employment and functioning.…

Discusses the importance and provides a method of informing biology college students of their career choices after graduation. Includes a list of some of the education requirements and salary ranges of health-related careers. (ZWH)

Responses from 47 percent of 310 deans/directors of allied health education programs revealed an average of 35.5 percent of allied health faculty achieving tenure, compared to 58.2 percent for campuses generally. Most noted a trend toward more rigorous tenure criteria. (SK)

Andreassen and Berman suggest that more investment in the nation's infrastructure would result in new jobs in construction-related industries, although the impact on total employment would not be large. Pfleeger and Wallace examine industry and occupational employment alternatives for the health care field. (JOW)

Barriers to interdisciplinary teamwork in allied health education include loss of revenue, schedule conflicts, differences in degree level, identity and status protection, and content control issues. Ways to foster teamwork include all-inclusive cross-enrollment, web-based curricula, and hiring of faculty across disciplinary lines. (SK)