Describes an audit checklist developed by the Mahoning Shenango Area Health Education Network to identify continuing education needs of nurses. This checklist was then piloted in four community hospitals, and data collected will be used in planning future programs. (NRJ)

In 1972 the New England College of Optometry instituted a new curriculum that provided accelerated optometric education leading to an O.D. degree for qualified candidates with a Ph.D. degree in the sciences. That experience is summarized. (MLW)

A computer-assisted curriculum evaluation effort at Pacific University assessed the extent to which the existing curriculum addressed the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry's (ASCO) recommendations, possible duplication of effort, and areas taught but not included in the ASCO models. (MSE)

The perceived problems of medical students were compared with those of students in the other health sciences colleges at the same institution. The medical students were found to have the same spectrum of perceived problems but complained of these problems significantly more intensely on 35 items. (Author/MLW)

Practicing physician's assistants in California were surveyed by a mail questionnaire as part of a three-stage longitudinal study. The continued viability of this occupation in terms of worker satisfaction and some of the factors affecting satisfaction were examined. The findings support the continued viability of the occupation. (Author/MLW)

Studies from various institutions report faculty spend from 25 to 41 hours per week in teaching activities. The variability in total hourly work week reported tends to be a function of time spent in research endeavors rather than assigned teaching load. (MLW)

Describes an interdisciplinary course in growth and development for allied health students. The course focuses on physical, nutritional, and psychosocial aspects of development and views the individual from the time of conception through adulthood. (Author/CT)

The author argues that to increase the ethnic representation of their student bodies, schools and colleges of allied health will have to increase recruitment efforts and incorporate diversity factors (e.g., consideration of ethnic background, sex, geographic areas, and ability to surmount academic difficulties) into admissions criteria. (Editor)

Selected data from an Association of Academic Health Centers study of academic health center organization and governance is discussed. Administrative roles and responsibilities, areas of concern (such as resource and space allocation), and anticipated conditions (e.g., accreditation, promotion and tenure) are reported. (MLW)

Optometry, as a primary eye/vision care provider, serves as a valuable resource in providing detection, education, referral, and follow-up services for patients with high blood pressure. A 1977 survey of 500 optometrists and a 1980 survey of schools and colleges of optometry are discussed. (MLW)

An inexpensive computer graphics systems (Commodore PET), used as a video aid for teaching students advanced case analysis, is described. The course provides students with the analytical tools for evaluating with graphical and statistical techniques and treating with lenses, prisms, and orthoptics various anomalies of binocular vision. (MLW)

Ohio's initiative in geriatric education shows that the federal government need not be the initiator in charting new directions. Diversity of medical education and practice can be an asset. The Ohio model provides a replicable means of transition and holds great promise for other states. (Author)

A family-oriented clinical simulation for training physical therapists is described and compared to other role-playing techniques. Advantages, disadvantages, and potential contributions to the student's professional growth are discussed. (SK)

Participants showed low drop-out rates and high levels of expressed satisfaction; were likelier to engage in extracurricular health-related activities; studied and trained more; explored more before making an employment choice; and showed higher levels of job satisfaction, higher earnings, and less turnover. (Author)