Advances in information technology have changed how healthcare programs deliver instruction. Many students are attracted to distance learning because it offers flexibility, convenience, and independence. The fully Hybrid, Professional, Entry-level Physical Therapy program (DPT) at Nova Southeastern University's Tampa Campus is an excellent…

According to UNESCO, the number of international students worldwide will reach 7 million by 2020. This pilot study examined the Canadian stakeholders' perspectives on migration and integration of international students enrolled in health professions' studies in Canada. Qualitative interviews with representatives of migration, education, and health…

Teaching and learning pyramid are demonstrated retention rate of educational subjects by passive or active educational methods. The objective of this study was comparison of teaching, learning pyramid and average retention rates in health students. This study was an experimental research which was done by using the curriculum of health, the course…

Context: New faculty are expected to teach, be productive scholars, and provide service in order to earn tenure, but few experience the full spectrum of faculty responsibility during doctoral preparation. Recent evidence suggests mentorship and orientation are important during role transition. However, how employers facilitate role transition for…

Context: Newly credentialed athletic trainers are expected to be independent practitioners capable of making their own clinical decisions. Transition to practice can be stressful and present challenges for graduates who are not accustomed to practicing independently. Objective: Explore the perceptions of professional master's students as they…

As researchers, faculty, and staff who have worked with students with disabilities including visual impairments, the authors aimed to explore chiropractic as an academic choice for people with visual impairments and how such programs should be adapted to serve these students. They interviewed students, faculty, and staff at a chiropractic college…

A research methods and statistics course is a crucial component of any health care professions program. Statistics is a difficult subject for students to learn, but studies have shown implementing short video lectures in the online platform can enhance student learning and improve course success rates. The purpose of this paper is to detail the…

Context: Student interest in and national recognition for the value of global education is expanding. Opportunities for interprofessional education (IPE) are a required component of athletic training education and education of other health care professions. Objective: To describe the development of a short-term study abroad IPE course in the…

This study sought to investigate the course constructs that allied health and nursing faculty perceived as limiting their ability to implement technology in allied health field and nursing curricula. While technology is and has been a part of the higher education process, including allied health education, there are no hard and fast…

Purpose: The primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention including the use of a clinical reference tool on the clinician's knowledge and self-efficacy scores in peristomal management. A secondary purpose compared the participant's knowledge and self-efficacy based on the education delivery method of…

Persistence to program completion is critical for online students. Retaining online students is a struggle in higher education with online persistence rates being significantly lower than non-online students. In this qualitative case study the perceptions of female graduates who persisted in a fully online allied health program at a career college…

This study investigates the impact near-peer tutors (NPTs) have on the learning experience of students enrolled on the biomedical and medical science programmes at De Montfort University, UK. Using a questionnaire, tutees were able to comment on their confidence level on certain academic taught topics in human physiology before and after attending…

Background: The healthcare professionals are in a vital position in providing apt and reliable support to HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis patients. However, there is dire need to carefully examine cross-disciplinary approaches to combat the burden of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan African countries. In resolving this gap, e-learning a…

For now, it is unlikely to think that developed industrial economies and high living standards can be maintained without using certain radiation sources which do not exist in nature. That is why human kind has needed to produce certain radiation sources in artificial ways as a necessity of technological development. In thepresent study, the aim is…

While gender parity has been achieved in overall science degree earning, large gaps still exist within many science disciplines. Further, studies addressing gender inequity in science often ignore a large source of undergraduate science degree earners: those who enroll in science courses intending to pursue careers in health or medicine. This…