This publication is Attachment 8 of a set of 16 computer listed QPCB task sorts, by career level, for the entire Hospital Corps and Dental Technician fields. Statistical data are presented in tabular form for a detailed listing of job duties in environmental health. (BT)

This publication is Attachment 16 of a set of 16 computer listed QPCB task sorts, by career level, for the entire Hospital Corps and Dental Technician fields. Statistical data are presented in tabular form for a detailed listing of independent job duties. (BT)

This study addresses itself to the problem of what should be done to increase the civilian medical/health field utilization of men who have received medical training and experience while in military service. It was found that military men were influenced in their decision for or against a civilian health career by: military service branch, length…

The Allied Health Professions Project at the University of California, Los Angeles, has developed a new approach to occupational and task analysis and an innovative task-oriented method of preparing instructional materials based on those analyses. Task inventories have been prepared and are available for 25 occupations. About one-third of the…

This document presents the Health Professions Education Master Plan, a part of Phase III of the New Jersey Master Plan for Higher Education. The Plan covers (1) team concept of health care delivery and the education of health professionals; (2) accreditation, licensure and certification: factors affecting manpower availability; (3) recruitment,…

Because neither information system--MEDLARS and ERIC--serves practitioners of continuing education for health manpower satisfactorily, a basic list of terms was compiled from the literature and oral usage of the field and then compared with the MEDLARS and ERIC thesauri. The Project Master list contains 1,577 terms of which 71 percent are in the…

In recent years it has become apparent that the system of continuing medical education developed in the USSR has reached a high level of achievement. At the invitation of the Ministry of Health of the USSR, an international study tour was organized by the World Health Organization to study the Soviet system. This report presents the findings of…

Explores the role of clinical librarians in providing information services to patients, as they accompany health professionals during daily patient care activities, and examines two projects evaluating clinical librarianship. (CWM)

The demand for health manpower is rapidly outgrowing the nation's supply. Guidance of students into health occupations in the past has been minimal. Health teachers, especially at the elementary and secondary levels, need to assume more responsibility for introducing students to and preparing them for health careers. (JN)

Describes the supervision of internships in an applied medical sociology program. Participation covers three areas: (1) establishing a wellness program; (2) maintaining the program; and (3) responding to intern needs. Finds that monitoring interns requires a structure different from academic advising and instruction, and recommends treating…

"Under Pressure!" reports on the effect of aging population and new technologies on the demand for health care professionals and describes growing health care careers. "Meeting a Challenge Head on" and "Exploring the Medical Frontier" explain how schools in Delaware and Pennsylvania are attracting and retaining…

Communication of scientific and medical information and collaborative work are important skills for students pursuing careers in health professions and other biomedical sciences. In addition, group work and active learning can increase student engagement and analytical skills. Students in our public health microbiology class were required to work…

Defining the role of the homemaker/home health aide, the volume presents a comprehensive treatment of the principles and procedures for recruiting, training, and directing the activities of these essential health workers. In addition to providing an analysis of the contribution that the homemaker/home health aide can make to patient care, the book…

Objective: To provide a basic introduction for athletic training educators about the importance of clinical outcomes measures and to recommend strategies for implementing clinical outcomes assessment education in professional and post-professional athletic training education programs. Background: Outcomes is a frequently used term amongst…