Information in tabular form on dental hygiene, dental assisting, and dentist laboratory technology programs includes: (1) basic information about the programs, (2) preadmission training of students, and (3) admission data on students. For dental hygiene programs, information on undergraduate enrollment as of October 15, 1968 and distribution of…

This report contains aggregate data on costs for all schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, and nursing, and the average education costs per student in these fields for a sample of schools during the 1972-73 academic year. Context for the study is provided by an appraisal of the educational…

The goal of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Department of Transportation has been to upgrade and professionalize the ambulance field, enhance its life-sustaining quality, and encourage its establishment where it does not now exist. The course discusses purpose, mission, and duties of the emergency medical technician; leadership;…

This paper reviews the literature on the use of dental auxiliaries (hygienists, assistants, and laboratory technicians). The dentist may increase his productivity by employing more auxiliaries and by delegating more tasks to them. Even though state laws and rules are becoming more liberal in allowing the dentist to delegate tasks to his…

The study examined the general question of how the place of an occupation in the economic division of labor becomes shaped and defined. The shaping was seen as basically a political process, a utilization of power in various forms by interested parties acting with the conscious intention of gaining control over the economic activity of themselves…

The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of manpower complementarity and substitutability of different qualities of labor, the causes of manpower substitution, and the implications of such substitution for the quality of hospital services. The New York City voluntary and municipal hospital systems were chosen for the analysis because…

This publication consists of an instructional program planning guide matrix and flow chart on a separate foldout form and a curriculum guide for health occupations education. The first two sections provide instructions to assist in the design of health occupations training programs and a synopsis for each program plotted on the matrix and flow…

The fields of dentistry, dietetics, medicine, medical technology, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work are defined in the handbook. The entrance requirements, educational institutions, and licensure regulations in Texas are treated for each major and allied support field. The functions or types of…

Data presented in this survey are in the form of tables and indicate the hospital manpower situation in New York State in May 1969. A total of 330,959 persons were employed, 65 0/0 in health professional and technical occupations. An additional 25,720 fulltime employees were needed. The categories showing the greatest percents of vacant budgeted…

The first of 3 volumes of position papers presented at the first Native American Teacher Corps Conference (Denver, Colorado; April 26-29, 1973) presents 8 position papers and 3 addresses. The content is: (1) addresses; (2) on Indian's education; (3) culture and education; (4) theoretical construct of the ideal school system for American…

This annotated listing of curriculum materials for Health Occupations Education provides planners, administrators, vocational educators, and others with information as to available curriculum materials developed by the various States. The materials are identified with the instructional titles and codes from the classification system of the Office…

A major concern of this article is to document the role of paraprofessionals in providing services for clients in the mental health and psychiatric fields. There are basically three types of paraprofessionals. The first type is the "old" hospital worker; he does not have a college degree, is not indigenous to the community in which he is working,…

A total of 94 teachers and administrators from 12 health related occupations attended four 2-day workshops held in Chicago, DeKalb, Springfield, and Carbondale, Illinois, which were designed to provide inservice allied health teaching personnel with information, instruction, and assistance in developing behaviorally-oriented learning materials for…

This report graphically summarizes the findings of a longitudinal study of 1961 college graduates. The study is based on a probability sample of 41,000 college seniors polled in 135 colleges and universities in 1961. Annual follow-up surveys were conducted in 1962, 1963, and 1964. This report presents information on: (1) the graduate study…

The Maternal and Child Health Service gives support to 13 graduate programs in maternal and child nursing with the objective of increasing the pool of nurse specialists in this field. Each program is briefly described in this pamphlet. Students accepted into a graduate program are eligible for stipends that cover living expenses, tuition, and a…