Dental hygiene programs should operate on a nonprofit basis as departments, divisions, schools, or colleges of a parent institution of higher learning approved or eligible for approval by agencies recognized by the National Commission on Accreditation. Provision should be made for liaison with the dental profession. The physical plant should meet…

A directory of 4,013 hospital-administered allied health and nursing programs throughout the United States is presented in the document. Section 1, Guide to Training Programs, is designed for guidance counselors, students, and health planners. It contains an alphabetical listing of training programs within major occupational categories and…

This bibliography provides background material on two general issues of how physicians are distributed geographically and how physicians choose a practice location. The report is divided into five major categories of information: overview summary of annotated articles, reference key to location decision factors, reference key to public policy…

The bibliography includes references on various aspects of associate degree nursing programs from 1951 to 1968. Books, periodical articles, pamphlets, and doctoral projects are listed. (JK)

On July 1, 1968, Ithaca College launched an experimental undergraduate program aimed at alleviating the chronic shortage of well trained administrators at the middle management level in hospitals, nursing homes and other public and private patient care health facilities. A brief description is provided in this announcement of the program's…

Dental assistant programs at Intermountain School-Public Health Service (PHS) Indian Health Center, Brigham City, Utah; PHS Health Center-Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas; and PHS Alaska Native Hospital, Mt. Edgecumbe, Alaska accept a total of 34 trainees from all areas of the Division of Indian Health annually. The 10-month curriculum operates…

This survey, which had a 73 0/0 response rate, found that 64 0/0 of the naturopaths licensed in Washington were professionally located in the State. A majority were actively practicing drugless therapeutics involving direct patient care. As a group, naturopaths were usually male and older than in other health occupations. Although a large…

Electronic computers have caused numerous changes in medical health sciences, and the abilities of the computer are so great that much research thinking, administrative planning, and other medical activities are controlled largely by what the machine can do. However, developments in computer technology have occurred in different areas with little…

This guide lists 144 Federal programs through which health manpower training was supported in fiscal year 1970. Each listing provides: (1) organization, (2) legislation, (3) program, (4) type of aid, (5) level of education, (6) institutions or individuals supported, and (7) funding. (BH)

A computer simulation model called PLAN was developed to broaden student clinical experience in the field of dietetics. Each simulated experience consists of five elements: (1) introduction to the patient, (2) data gathering, (3) assessment of data, (4) patient interview and counseling, and (5) assessment of outcomes with the assistance of the…

Presents case studies of five small businesses in the health care field that have been started by nurses. Profiles the entrepreneurs that started these businesses. (CH)

A survey of 136 nurse practitioners in southeastern Florida assessed the learning needs of that group. Results indicate that most of southeastern Florida's nurse practitioners are practice-oriented. Results are broken down into six groups of nurse practitioners and 11 educational content areas. (CH)

Examined the superiority of humor as it applied to the formal and informal status structures of six small, task-oriented groups in business and health care. In the more professional and highly trained groups in health care, high-status individuals were integral parts of the humor network and enjoyed no particular "joking monopoly."…

This article provides a conceptual framework to review and discuss studies of explaining in various professional contexts including teaching, medicine and health professions, and law. (Author/MT)

The origin of licensure in the medical professions is outlined beginning in Europe around the first century with the examination of potential physicians by the most respected physician in the land. The origins, advantages, and disadvantages of licensure in several occupations are reviewed. (Author/CT)