A trend away from higher education as vocational education and toward student development is occurring in West Germany, but will require less emphasis on specialization and more recognition and cultivation of students as individuals with different interests, experiences, needs, goals, and behaviors. (MSE)

A study examining the impact of board certification on selected physician practice characteristics found that certification is more prevalent for certain specialties, ages, practice types, and practice locations and has a substantial impact on the gross income of most major specialties but little impact on hours and weeks worked. (Author/MSE)

The need for trained counselors/counseling psychologists, and for counselor education, training, and accreditation, are topics of continued discussion within professional organizations, accrediting bodies, universities, and other training institutions. Following an exploratory meeting in 1998 to discuss the need for additional graduate counselor…

Meaningful cooperation between area studies and foreign language faculty can be accomplished by seriously committed, academically trained professionals on both sides. Limitless possibilities exist for curriculum development to combine the substance of area studies with language learning, building on the essential interdependence of the…

Issues in the question of a college or university hiring its own graduates as faculty are considered: productivity, inbreeding as a way of building specialty, occupational mobility, and overall contribution to institutional vitality. (MSE)

The unique research methodology of a series of 24 specialty surveys of the professional activities of over 10,000 respondent physicians is described. Illustrative data are presented from five specialties (cardiology, family practice, general internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, and psychiatry), and the study's relevance and implications for…

It is suggested that the pharmacist can provide a vital information link between parents, teachers, and the family physician in the management and treatment of children with learning disabilities. A course is outlined that integrates a clinical clerkship in the field into the pharmacy curriculum. (MSE)

The veterinary curriculum at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine has developed an undergraduate professional training program in companion animal preventive medicine--a new area of specialization--as a field of clinical practice. Curricula for years three and four are described. (Author/MLW)

A review of current trends in primary care career choice is reported. Questions addressed include whether students choosing the primary care specialties share similar attitudes toward their medical role, and whether student attitudes have changed during the last few years as the result of the national focus on primary care. (JMD)

Statistical information concerning medical students who participated in the National Resident Matching Program in 1979 is provided. The information includes data on United States students, North American graduates, foreign graduates, and numbers of specialty positions offered and applicants matched. (JMD)

A large-scale reorganization of higher education based on institutional cooperation and specialization is proposed. The first two years of general B.A. equivalent work would be handled by community colleges and then students would transfer to liberal arts colleges with specialized programs. (Author/MLW)

Elite private colleges and universities are providing more distance-learning continuing education opportunities but are focusing on specialized degree programs, professional school offerings, and courses that can be exported internationally to companies and institutions. They are also cultivating alumni as a market for courses that can be offered…

Effectiveness of a computer simulation to teach endodontic diagnosis was assessed using three groups (n=34,32,24) of dental students. All were lectured on diagnosis, pathology, and radiographic interpretation. One group then used the simulation, another had a seminar on the same material, and the third group had no further instruction. Results…

Compared the discourse of 33 college learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) on topics related to their major field of study and on general topics. Results suggest that text construction is facilitated by learners' expertise and investment in the topic of conversation. (contains 40 references) (MDM)

Medical education's current goal of producing 50% generalists, composed of practitioners in internal medicine, family practice, and pediatrics, is examined. Issues include the definition of generalist, the number of generalists needed, changes needed in graduate and undergraduate medical education, changes needed in the practice environment, and…