Performance on patient management problems and multiple-choice questions was analyzed for candidates for American Board of Internal Medicine certification whose residencies had been problem-oriented, for candidates whose residencies had been classified as nonproblem-oriented, and for the national pool of U.S. medical graduates. (Author/MLW)

Medical school graduates' ratings on noncognitive aspects of professional behavior are statistically compared with measures of knowledge, data-gathering skills, and clinical judgment. The results are validated by comparison with offers of residency to the students and third-year clinical ratings. (MSE)

The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop a program evaluation template to be used for primary care residencies. Programs were reviewed by meta-evaluation, interviews, and a focus group. Interviews and focus groups were held with four primary care program directors, two medical educators, and one accreditation site surveyor. Survey…

Performance objectives, core content, training experiences, and clinical exposure and program evaluations are described for geriatric fellows and house staff members in internal medicine, family practice, neurology, and psychiatry. A modified Delphi study was used. (Author/MLW)

High quality care and teaching in a nursing home require organization of an active medical staff that enhances and does not distract from a physician's commitment to his practice in the office and hospital. The medical residency program at the Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield, Connecticut, is described. (MLW)

A hospital-based method for teaching general practice dental residents, involving patients for whom the residents are responsible, is described. Residents present prepared cases of dental patients according to a predetermined protocol: a talk, complete documentation of clinical history and laboratory findings, and discussion of therapy and…

Medical students who achieve sobriety are confronted with generally hostile reactions from directors of residency training programs. A survey of policies and attitudes of program directors suggests that there is a need for them to acknowledge that favorable outcomes are provided by treatment of alcohol-dependent medical students. (Author/MLW)

Twenty residents in two family practice programs received orientation including behavioral sciences. Their attitudes changed favorably toward behavioral sciences. The test developed for the study is being refined and may later be used for curriculum development relating to attitude change. (MSE)

A study to determine whether general internal medicine and traditional track medicine residents differed in their outpatient management of essential hypertension is discussed. General internal medicine residents seem to do better in the areas of assessment of drug side effects and patient education. (MLW)

A detailed analysis of geriatric education at the undergraduate, graduate, and fellowship levels is reported. Data on the type of training sites, educational activities, and clinical interaction at different levels of training are presented. The results suggest that there is a need for high-quality geriatric programs at all levels. (Author/MLW)

Data from a series of questions about resident selection from the American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training Questionnaire are reported. Data indicated that personal characteristics which can be gauged from an interview are deemed to be more important in psychiatric resident selection than are academically relevant…

The results of a large survey, investigating preference given to students from graded schools when selecting residents, are analyzed. The respondents are directors of residency training programs. Preference and higher ratings of performance were given to graded students if their programs were in medicine, surgery, or obstetrics/gynecology.…

Trends in health care are examined, and nonprofessional and professional graduate education are compared with graduate dental education to determine differences. Alternatives for financing the latter, and future educational and government policies that may affect funding, are analyzed. (MSE)

Results of the Association of American Medical College 1978 survey of teaching hospitals regarding stipends, benefits, and funding sources for house staff are reported. Statistics include average stipends and variations due to geographic regions, and hospital affiliation, bed size, and ownership. Patient revenues and operating appropriations…

Presented is a curriculum description for medical school physiology. The curriculum involves integration of computer-based instruction with periodic faculty/student contact. The curriculum has four modes of operation. Modes can be selected by the instructor to best suit student needs. Student exam performance has shown increased learning through…