A coronary heart disease risk factor self-change project for first-year medical students at Brown University is described. Students were exposed to behavioral principles and were able to observe firsthand the biological integration of behavior and physiology. (MLW)

The relationship of three medical college policies on the results of the National Board of Medical Examiners test was examined. Only the policy recommending a review course for the test had a significant effect on test results. (Author/PN)

The social process in clinical decision-making in emergency rooms was studied. Data from interviews and direct observation at two large urban general hospitals with busy emergency rooms staffed by medical and surgical residents are presented. Situations call for individual, consultive, or consensual patterns in making decisions. (Author/MSE)

The effectiveness of a cost containment curriculum integrated into a required 6-week community health-primary care clerkship at Brown University is described. A computerized patient management problem was administered to half the students in order to assess its discrete effect on the students. (MLW)

A program to involve medical students' parents in fund-raising and other activities developed into a formal parents' organization, establishment of an emergency fund and referral network for student accommodations, personal matters, and recreation, as well as cooperative efforts with the Office of Student Affairs. (MSE)

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has devised an evaluation system that not only provides the advantages of oral examination but also attempts to alleviate some of its disadvantages. The system uses oral examination to assess students' content knowledge. (MLW)

Courts will probably assume that medical residents are entitled to minimal procedural due process when they claim unfair dismissal from a residency program before program termination. Therefore the organization should not create a legitimate claim of expectancy that the resident will be retained beyond specified dates. (MSE)

Describes a course in psychiatric administration which is part of a "standard" psychiatric residency training program. The course combined both didactic and experiential learning for senior residents performing administrative duties for the first time. Includes details of each week's seminar. Discusses course evaluation by both teachers and…

The behavior of 15 internal medicine residents was observed through a one-way mirror and ratings by the patients of satisfaction with their physicians were obtained. The teaching of caring skills and which physician caring skills affect the patients' satisfaction are discussed. (Author/MLW)

A program at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine that involves medical students in a school health program is described. Students showed a perception of two major problems facing school nurses: inability to obtain communication with physicians, and limits imposed by community practice and school policy on nurses. (MLW)

The Clinical Skills Assessment Form, a 12-item rating scale used for assessing the clinical skills of pediatric candidates during their final clinical examination, is described. The structure, reliability, and concurrent validity of the scale are analyzed. Further research using the scale is outlined. (Author/AL)

The ways in which students can be assisted to learn how to learn and hence to be prepared to undertake an active involvement in their own continuing education are discussed. The curriculum at the medical school at the University of Newcastle, Australia is described. (Author/MLW)

A survey of student research in U.S. medical schools is described, including a University of Florida medical student research program. Analysis of the Florida program participants showed a 74 percent endorsement of research as an important, positive educational experience. (Author/MLW)

A survey of podiatric and optometric residencies in the Veterans Administration is described. The questionnaire addressed demographic characteristics, education, patient type, patient load, interprofessional referrals, residents' rotations, residents' time distribution, and residents' lecture/seminar sources. (MLW)

To determine if a given standard-setting procedure will yield consistent evaluation outcomes, one of three parallel certifying examinations was administered to three classes of second year medical students. The results indicated that the standard-setting procedure is a significant factor in the determination of the evaluation outcome. (Author/BW)