A profile of New York State reveals that 335 persons from 254 agencies are actively involved in the development and operation of nearly half the State's Health occupations education programs. The functions of advisory groups are described and several types of partnership programs are outlined. (MS)

The latest conditions affecting job demand, advancement, and compensation potential; educational requirements; and job descriptions are reported for allied health careers in the laboratory and hospital as physician assistants; therapists; nurses and nurses aids; dieticians and nutritionists; and dental assistants, hygienists, and laboratory…

General program goals, competency area definitions, and specific area competencies are presented for the preparation of instructors in allied health fields. (Author)

Stresses importance of maintaining ties with professional organizations in both health and education. (MU)

The author "discusses current and future techniques of educating both medical personnel and the teachers of medical personnel." (Editor/AK)

Representatives from the fields of dentistry, medicine and nursing discuss the application of media technology to health education in their respective fields. (AK)

Suggestions are made for infusing career education into health education classes. (JD)

Describes the program of the Houston (Texas) High School for Health Professions, which combines traditional high school subjects with health-oriented subjects and with laboratory sessions in patient care and clinical and research areas at Baylor College of Medicine. (Author/IRT)

Distinguishes between interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary education. Uses results of a study of evidence-based practice in health-occupations education to present some cautions and guidelines for using multidisciplinary education in health care. (SK)

A leadership development course that focused on culture changes in a health care system used Senge's five disciplines for creating a learning environment. Leaders were trained to recognize the features of a learning organization, encourage staff accountability for continuing education, and model learning behaviors for staff. (SK)

Historical models of health care provided by allied health clinicians give guidance for health care service into the next century. The fates of physicians and clinicians are intertwined and both professions face major changes. (SK)

Describes the Visible Human Project of the National Library of Medicine that links the print library of functional-physiological knowledge with the image library of structural-anatomical knowledge into one unified resource. (JOW)