An interventionist approach focusing primarily on effective test-taking methods, but also emphasizing self-assessment and self-directed learning, was employed in efforts to enhance a class of medical technology students' performance on the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Registry Examination for medical technologists. (Author/CT)

This article presents 10 ideas for developing successful interdisciplinary curricula as suggested in the allied health literature. Implementation of the ideas is illustrated by examples from a clinical geriatric course involving physical therapy, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and medical students. (Author/CT)

Presents the results of a survey of 194 faculty and 314 undergraduate students regarding their experience with academic misconduct. Findings include the following: faculty and students differed significantly in their definitions of 24 of the 36 described behaviors, and 82 percent of the surveyed undergraduate students admitted to engaging in some…

Describes the activities of Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC), a nonprofit component of the Institute of Child Health in London. TALC develops and distributes books, sets of slides, flannelgraphs, and other teaching aids to developing nations for use in teaching health workers--nurses, auxiliary medical workers, medical students, and doctors. (MBR)

The goal of this program was to evaluate health care students' skills in data collection, diagnosis, and management of illness through computerized patient management simulations. Methodology of case management simulations and a sample case are provided. (SK)

Presents an analysis of the literature on three major components affecting continuing education for health care professionals: the goals of continuing education, the design of programs, and the outcomes of efforts. Specific recommendations are provided. (Author/CT)

Traces the process by which nursing education obtained funds under the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 and identifies the role of the Federal Board for Vocational Education in establishing the precedents that led to health occupations education as a part of vocational education. (SK)

The National Athletic Trainer's Association has mandated that athletic training programs become major fields of study by 1990. This article discusses problems and issues surrounding implementation of this decision. Selected individuals in the field answer questions to clarify the issue. (DF)

Gilkeson and Hanten describe their study of a random sample of 530 baccalaureate level and 504 master's level occupational therapists. Comparisons are made of demographic data, job responsibilities, and professional growth. A critique by Grant of the study follows, discussing the issue of postbaccalaureate education for occupational therapists.…

Implementing a health and hygiene program in penal systems necessitates coordinating the entire staff. Health specialists could participate in facility planning and management, policy formation, and evaluation of medical care, housekeeping, and food services. They could also serve as liaisons between correctional staff and governmental or…

Reports on Cuyohoga Community College's Emergency Medical Technician program which trains ambulance drivers and other emergency medical personnel and which has helped to make Cleveland's emergency medical service into a national model. (DC)

There is strong evidence that pharmacy will continue to grow extensively in new directions in the future, emerging as a revitalized and expanded profession whose functions will be understood and appreciated by other health professions and the consumer. (LBH)

The geographic mobility of allied health personnel is of major concern to planners facing decisions about locating training programs; a New York study revealed that personnel trained in that State are not geographically mobile, living and working reasonably close to the educational institutions where they received their basic professional…

Perhaps the most serious danger in associating self-study with the accreditation process is that it fosters themisconception that self-study is necessary at infrequent intervals to assure accreditation. The author makes suggestions for implementing ongoing and continuous self-study, and for improving accreditation so that it will complement…

On the basis of the parameters measured in this study, students completing a curriculum in medical technology with a shortened clinical laboratory phase plus structured courses in basic clinical science performed as well in an employment situation as students completing a curriculum with a full year of clinical laboratory experience. (Author)