This annotated bibliography is a representative selection of 148 published works on continuing education for health professionals, with a particular focus on physicians. Its purpose is to compile information about the theory, practice, and evaluation of continuing education for the busy practitioner or instructor. (CK)

The distinction between genuinely interdisciplinary education and multidisciplinary education is pointed up by a study carried out at the University Affiliated Project of Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles. (SA)

Reflection on the authors' seven-year research partnership and interviews with six participants in other partnerships identified requisites for effective collaboration: dialog, trustworthiness, competence, and flexibility. Successful relationships were characterized by acceptance, validation, commitment, synergy, and fun, with increased…

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a strategy for the provision of high quality health care. The use of journals to document clinical experiences and reflection has been used in speech-language pathology as well as nursing and psychology. This study uses qualitative analysis to study what AuD students learn about evidence-based practice from writing…

Despite decades of precollege science education programs, African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans remain critically underrepresented in science and health professions. This report describes college and career outcomes among graduates of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP), a 5-week summer residential program for low-income…

Context: Past research has documented rural physician and health care professional shortages. Purpose: Rural hospital chief executive officers' (CEOs') reported shortages of health professionals and perceptions about recruiting and retention are compared in Illinois and Arkansas. Methods: A survey, previously developed and sent to 28 CEOs in…

Preparation of tests and student's assessment by the instructor are time consuming. We address these two tasks in neuroanatomy education by employing a digital media application with a three-dimensional (3D), interactive, fully segmented, and labeled brain atlas. The anatomical and vascular models in the atlas are linked to "Terminologia…

This editorial describes the swinging pendulum of the role of clinical supervision in relation to the clinical skill development of students in athletic training programs. In the past, students working as interns were essentially assistant athletic trainers with little direct supervision, which resulted in decisions being made with less than…

Workforce planning is essential to ensure sufficient numbers of well-qualified teachers and leaders to meet the emerging needs of schools in the 21st century. Given the current ageing workforce profile in Australia, there are concerns about teacher shortage, especially in some specialist subject areas, in rural and remote locations and in…

The road to finding a career path as a Trade and Industrial (T&I) or Healthcare Science (HSTE) (formerly Heath Occupations) teacher is winding at best. Job incumbents in this profession are hired after years of employment in an occupational field, and subsequently obtain the necessary credentials for their new teaching career. Various models…

The report presents a compilation of selected available data on the representation of racial/ethnic minority groups and women in health fields. It includes the most recent data available on health school applicants and students as well as on workers in health occupations. The report is divided into two parts. The first contains a series of 10…

This report reviews the degree programs in physical therapy offered by five State University System of Florida (SUS) institutions. The evaluation is based on self-study reports submitted by the universities, site visits, interviews, and school records. The report includes an overview of the physical therapy profession, system-wide analysis and…

A study to investigate the effect which a graduate course in supervision would have on the empathic skills of allied health workers produced statistical data indicating "the students were remarkably more capable of identifying the empathic statement" at the end of the course than at the beginning. (Author/BP)

Begun in 1972, the program permits the career oriented high school student to enroll in a regular academic program and simultaneously be exposed to health professions/allied careers and learn some health care skills. It is the first rung in a career ladder approach to education and encourages continuing education. (MW)