The hospital charges of three groups of patients in one hospital were compared. The results of the study indicated that teaching patients with a faculty attending physician had significantly higher hospital charges, while teaching patients with a community attending physician had charges similar to private, nonteaching patients. (Author/MLW)

A questionnaire on life-style was completed by freshman medical students at orientation and again seven months later. Life-style changes were related to physical-psychological health and affect mood changes. There was an increase in perceived stress as the school year progressed and a tendency to improve coping effectiveness. (Author/MLW)

A study to determine whether the conversion of a clinic to a hospital-based internal medicine group practice was associated with changes in medical students' evaluations of their educational experience in the modified clinical setting is described. (MLW)

A study examined the detection rate by students of a chronic problem when it coexists with a complaint that may seem acute or trivial, and assessed the effectiveness of an educational intervention in improving students' rate. (MLW)

A program providing successful peer tutoring in nine of 10 basic science courses in the first two years of medical school is described, and the management of such a program is discussed. Positive program effects on both tutors and students in academic difficulty are emphasized. (MSE)

The aloofness of those in the medical schools from general faculty and students and the still narrow education of medical students are considered to be among the causes of the deep problems facing modern medicine. The current state of American medicine is assessed in this regard. (Author/LBH)

Two groups of black medical students and the problems they confronted in medical school are assessed and compared. Overall, the findings indicate a need for new efforts to recruit and to retain students in medical schools. (Author/LBH)

Three groups of students were tested on the same material in three different forms of examination. They performed better in multiple-choice and in cued essay questions than in uncued essay questions. (Author/LBH)

A series of six recordings that describe some aspects of the radiology of the chest, using only radiographs, were viewed by a small group of final year medical students. Their scores for factual questions immediately afterwards were compared with their attitudes to the learning experience; higher scores correlated with positive attitudes. (LBH)

A personalized account of some experiences in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Dundee during a radical revision of the course for medical students is offered. Innovations of the course are described in detail. (LBH)

A "system dynamics" model was developed by the University of Vermont's Division of Health Sciences and the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, the division's affiliated hospital, to anticipate the hospital's utilization by patients in order to plan for future medical students and house staff. The model has proven a useful planning tool…

The "new" student is described as more socially concerned and committed to reform of the health care system than students of the 1950s. Data suggest partial support for the hypothesis of decreasing liberalism among entering freshmen after 1973, increasing conservatism among graduating seniors, and a high level of conservatism among physicians.…

A four-week clerkship in community medicine is a requirement for all third-year students at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. An important feature of the program is the wide variety of settings available to students, including the City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, which is described. (LBH)

Data are presented to illustrate the utility of a systematic evaluation model when applied in a realistic test situation (an operational program for minority students). Several advantages of using this model are discussed. (LBH)

The method used to analyze and redefine a set of educational objectives is described on which a new course of teaching general practice in the later clinical years is based. The course, learning methods, behavioral attainments, and evaluation techniques are included. (Author/LBH)