A campus-wide analysis generated five teaching evaluation factors: Subject Organization and Competence; Motivation-Stimulation; Instructor-Student Relations; Reasonable Work Load; and Clearness of Grading Procedures. The methodology revealed differences among pharmacy instructors along a student-perceived motivational factor. (LBH)

The contract learning laboratory program utilized during the 1974-75 academic year is described, including specially-designed experiments and typical results. A student evaluation of the program is also given. (LBH)

As governmental involvement in pharmacy increases, pharmacists need to be increasingly aware of the workings of government and how these working may affect the development and implementation of public policies. Management techniques must also take into account the social responsibilities demanded by the public. (LBH)

Colorado State University has developed a strong interdisciplinary faculty that provides the entire university with graduate and undergraduate instruction in the basic biomedical sciences--anatomy, physiology, and microbiology--in addition to instruction in the professional curriculum. (LBH)

The initial phase of the Primary Care Education Program, a course of instruction for a limited number of students at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, is described. It was designed to increase knowledge of primary care and doctor-patient relationship, and knowledge of a variety of modes of structuring health care…

Community and junior colleges are in a prime position to spearhead much-needed continuing education courses for the retraining of medical laboratory technicians in outlying areas and small towns. Programs currently underway combine short courses, bench refreshers, and self-instructional materials; similar programs are planned by a number of…

Describes the experiences of Albert Bowie of San Juan Pueblo, who became the first Native American to graduate from the University of New Mexico's Doctor of Pharmacy program. A sidebar discusses academic opportunities in the field of pharmacy. (TD)

Describes one day of a week-long Math Options Summer Institute, the third component in a series that offers career awareness experiences to young women throughout their middle and high school years. Mentors young women in pursuing careers in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology education. (DDR)

Indiana school speech-language pathologists (n=157) responded to a survey regarding their educational and clinical preparation and current clinical practices with people who stutter. Respondents reported receiving insufficient academic and clinical preparation to work with people who stutter. Nearly half reported that their clinical skills are…

At entry, 185 nursing, 152 medical, 140 pharmacy, and 111 allied health students were surveyed; all but the medical students were resurveyed two years later following educational interventions. Nursing students displayed more drug use than did pharmacy students, whose curriculum placed more emphasis on drug and alcohol education. (SK)

Reviews literature related to health informatics and health information management. Provides examples covering types of information, library and information services outcomes, training of informatics professionals, areas of application, the impact of evidence based medicine, professional issues, integrated information systems, and the needs of the…

Offers advice on helping students to gather information about the title professions, seek health-related experience, and prepare academically competitive portfolios. Discusses admission procedures, including application timelines, standardized tests, interviews, and letters of evaluation. (EV)

Examines the literature on minority experiences in optometry and other health professions, which reveals intolerance in the form of harassment and discrimination, and inequalities in the patterns of practice, power, and economics. (EV)

A survey of dental schools (n=49) and dental hygiene programs (n=169) suggests students receive little tobacco cessation education, and respondent schools had no immediate plans for curriculum change in this area, despite reporting positive attitudes about the institutional role in tobacco use cessation interventions. (Author/MSE)

Discusses the disparities between adult education and health professions training in terms of theoretical foundations and practice. Uses adult education as a framework for the analysis of clinical teaching in the health professions. Considers the implications of the framework in terms of theory, research, and practice. (DMM)