Describes the design and implementation of a simulation exercise to reinforce lecture guidelines specifying disclosure of medical information without risk to patient or student. (JOW)

The narrow perspective on illness that specialization can produce can be forestalled through efforts to broaden understanding of illness by delineating ethical dimensions of relationships to patients, creating a view of the place of the professional in the historical evolution of medicine, and examining how technology influences medicine and…

Implications of controlled studies for health professions education are explored. An alternative research strategy is proposed, in which descriptive account of a situation allowing the important factors to become apparent throughout the observation is emphasized. This facilitates an hypothesis-generation strategy. (GK)

The purpose of this study was to analyze the costs and benefits to health care facilities participating in the clinical education of allied health students. In all six allied health programs, the debit sum was greater than the credit sum. (Editor)

An approach is described which uses slides and corresponding flashcards for vocabulary development of deaf students in a medical technology program. Slides can display term only, definition only, or both. The method's use has increased student comprehension scores while decreasing learning time. (CL)

According to a new analysis of Census data, turnover among all health workers from 1965 to 1970 was significantly lower than for the general labor force; exceptions were lesser skilled health employees who left jobs at about the same rate as other workers. (Editor/TA)

Surveyed dental hygiene programs to determine the prevalence of distance education use. Found that 22 percent have distance education, and that most were satisfied with it as an adequate alternative to traditional approaches. (EV)

Analysis of recent trends in European mobility and migration and transnational recognition of qualifications in the health sector indicates no major increase in mobility in the European Union; more complex and fluid migration patterns; and increased competition for highly skilled workers, especially in health care. Fundamental barriers to mobility…

Data from the 1985 Hospital Industry Wage Survey were used to examine pay in four occupations (radiographers, food service workers, nurses, and physical therapists). If a hospital paid high wages to one occupation, it was likely to do the same for others. Analysis of supervisor-to-staff ratios showed that nurses' wages tended to fall with the…

Teaching health occupations students to empathize with and understand the values and concerns of patients is critical. Using literature to illustrate ethical and clinical issues is an effective means of sensitizing students to the impact they have. (SK)

Health-care professionals in a degree program (n=54) averaged 60% on a mathematics test and expressed lack of confidence in their math ability. They most frequently described math in school as "frustrating." (SK)

In a survey of 100 allied health deans/directors (80% responses), 58% reported their intention to leave within 10 years, 76% for retirement. They identified an average of five candidates per vacancy and listed important leadership skills needed. Some areas (physical medicine and rehabilitation) have fewer potential leadership candidates. (SK)

Describes the "Community Defined Health" (trademark) process developed by the Center for Health Professions, Saginaw, Michigan, to capture caring, citizen engagement, and the quality of relationships and assure that these intangible assets become as valuable as institutionally defined health indicators in curricula for the health…

The two-stranded spiral shown in Figure 1 represents two aspects of the authors' journey in becoming critical. The journey, conveyed through discussion, reflexive accounts and illustrations of particular and summary achievements, shows how Carr and Kemmis's work has influenced the authors as action researchers, both individually and together, in…

This study compares the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) Board of Commissioner and Panel of Accreditation Reviewer understanding of what constitutes student learning outcomes and an effective program evaluation plan with that of campus-based health information technology (HIT) program…