A preliminary investigation of the health habits of medical students in the areas of nutrition, rest, exercise, and drug use is reported. (JMF)

Discusses a study, which indicated a significant difference between residency applicants considered finalists after their interview was completed, and those considered nonfinalists (among applicants representing differing levels of academic achievement as measured by National Board of Podiatry Examiners examination scores and clinical evaluation…

Decision-making processes were investigated in a laboratory analogue of clinical diagnosis and through computer simulations of decision making. The data indicated that nonprobabilistic theories can provide plausible and complete accounts of decision behavior and can improve quantitative accuracy of predictions that are based on traditional…

A study of the consequences of medical student involvement in health care examines patient perception of the student role. Approximately one-third of the community health center patients surveyed viewed the student doctors as subordinate to faculty physicians and these persons were less likely to evaluate their interaction with the students in a…

Two findings emerge from a survey of second-year podiatric medical students: their interests do not correlate closely with other medical students', although like other health professionals they have high interest in science, mechanical activities, medical science, and medical service. Development of a podiatric practitioner profile is recommended.…

A collaborative study between two medical schools to evaluate the teaching of physical examination skills to medical students, assess the effect of different instructional methods, and improve teaching programs is presented. Students at the two schools were videotaped and the videotapes were sent to a third school for independent evaluation.…

A significant portion of the increase in medical care costs results from the inefficient use of clinical laboratories by some physicians. A course for the undergraduate medical curriculum that will introduce students to the practice of intelligent and cost-effective utilization of the clinical laboratory is proposed. (MLW)

The new teaching format of a behavioral science course at the University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine is described. Specific objectives were to present an introduction of life's developmental cycles, the nature of mind-body relationships, and dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship, and to develop interviewing skills. (MLW)

Because a student is more likely to learn and retain course content perceived as relevant, an attempt was made to change medical students' perceptions of a biometrics course by introducing statistical methods as a means of solving problems in the interpretation of clinical lab data. Retrospective analysis of student course evaluations indicates a…

National information about 1978 graduating medical students is reported that confirms a substantial relationship between their preferred practice settings and their hometowns and those of their spouses. (JMD)

The hypothesis that individuals involved in supportive interpersonal relationships are buffered against the deleterious effects of stress is evaluated in a dental school setting. Levels of support for men and women were correlated with academic performance and indices of physical and psychological well-being. (Author/MLW)

This report focuses on the aspirations of medical students in various universities in Nigeria and on the wider implications of their currently expressed career goals for the delivery of health care in the country. (LBH)

A structured graduate interdisciplinary course on child abuse and neglect is offered to students in various types of professional training at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. It also encourages communication among students from law, medicine, social work, education, and other fields. (Author/LBH)

The role and legal responsibility of interns and residents has become a subject of controversy, and the National Labor Relations Board has declared that hospital housestaff are students and their unions are unprotected by national labor legislation. Related labor problems such as strikes, wages, training, and foreign students are discussed. (LBH)

McMaster University School of Medicine admits students who may not have had an extensive education in physics, chemistry, and biology. The objectives and teaching methods of a preliminary course once offered to those students and now incorporated into the M.D. program are described. (Editor/LBH)