A study was undertaken to investigate the validity of a progress test, the Maastricht Progress Test, that was designed to measure knowledge and clinical reasoning growth in a problem-based medical curriculum. Scores and subscores of about 40 students per year (total sample of 195) on the different categories of the progress test were compared with…

This report addresses the problem of underrepresentation of minorities in the health care professions and presents results of a comparative study that examined the factors differentiating schools that enroll and graduate relatively large numbers of minority students from those who do not. Study findings revealed that schools with higher minority…

For several years an interdisciplinary course called "Healing and the Arts" has been offered to undergraduates and medical students in a BA/MD program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Its stated purpose is to give students a theoretical and practical understanding of how the arts can be a healing force in people's lives.…

Introduction: Medical students often describe the gross anatomy course as both stressful and a rite of passage. Research differs as to whether the stress it engenders is significant or transitory. This qualitative study of first year anatomy student reports on the use of optional creative projects to promote reflection and reduce stress. Methods:…

The report contains 44 recommendations on issues related to both undergraduate and graduate medical education. Among 10 principles identified are: the goal increased representation of minorities in the health professions and the importance of considering effects of total health care costs in the Nation. Initial chapters are concerned with…

Predictor weights estimated by using multiple linear regression are biased when there is restriction in the range (RR) of the dependent variable. Standardized multiple regression yields partial correlations as weights for the predictors, and these can be corrected for range difference between calibration and application samples. However,…

This paper explores the results of an experimental program at Tufts University designed to affect medical students' career choices. Students were located in a rural hospital for the entire third year of their medical training. It was hypothesized that the program would result in more positive orientations toward practice in rural settings and…

The overall composition of medical student enrollments and the distribution of their academic and demographic characteristics in 1976-1977 is examined and described. Most enrollment totals and background variables are presented by class level (first, intermediate, and final years) and type of control of medical school (public or private). It is…

There is little argument that the physician is the most expensive form of health manpower or that the physician is a critical decision-maker in allocating resources for the production of health-care services. Thus, their education and orientation have been singled out as intervention points when public concerns have emerged on cost containment and…

Challenges faced by administrators and faculty members working to integrate liberal education into the professional curricula are considered in two essays, and exemplary programs at colleges and universities are described. In "Liberal Learning and the Business Students: What Are We Doing? What Should We Be Doing?" David A. Fedo presents…

THE GROWTH OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION WAS REVIEWED AS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF RESEARCH IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. SUCCESSIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN RESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION ARE DESCRIBED IN RELATION TO THE PATTERN OF ACCELERATING CHANGE THAT FOLLOWED WORLD WAR II. THE AUTHOR REPORTS THAT THE CHANGES IN CURRICULUM INTRODUCED IN SOME SCHOOLS…

Results are summarized of a study conducted to determine whether certain characteristics of medical school students can be used as predictors in determining: the career choice between academic medicine and clinical practice, primary versus non-primary care, the geographic distribution of physicians, the distribution of manpower into the various…

A national survey of 7,261 medical students, representing 15 percent of total enrollment at each of 110 medical schools addressed specific questions including: (1) Which students expressed a need for financial aid?; (2) do the neediest students receive financial aid?; (3) To what extent do students intending to serve in primary care specialties…

Describes a game developed to provide medical education students with opportunities to discuss questions concerning health education issues. Indicates the materials needed for constructing the accompanying game board and provides the questions that are addressed by participants as they play the game. (TW)

A project at Stanford University Medical School (California) was undertaken to train students to deal effectively with sexism and to promote change by increasing sensitivity of university leaders. Training involved sexual harassment workshops for medical students and faculty, and leadership retreats for deans and chairpersons. Five workshops were…