The proceedings cover a conference of representatives of all the community colleges in the southern part of Illinois and one in Kentucky with representatives from the School of Technical Careers at Southern Illinois University. The conference objectives were to discuss common problems and issues related to closer coordination of effort among the…

This short booklet contains questions and answers concerning aspects of vocational-technical education, including (1) information needed when curriculum for a new occupation is initiated, (2) importance of cooperating with business and industry in program development, (3) making education responsive to emerging job requirements, and (4) examples…

Prepared by an advisory committee composed of members of the National Council for Homemaker Services, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Study Service, and specialists in social work, this teaching unit has been compiled to aid teachers in helping students learn about the homemaker-home health aide service. Included in the unit…

This supplementary document contains career ladders that have been designed to enable post secondary students to prepare for entrance into environmental health occupations at a level commensurate with their abilities where they will be capable of meaningful contributions and can obtain advanced standing in employment. Contents are: (1) Food…

Ways in which health science educators can make use of new media was the topic of a conference held in 1971. The proceedings dealt with four major topics: planning and managing the centralized educational resources centers; identifying and solving common educational problems with media; development, production, and distribution of…

This project was intended to provide information which would assist in: (1) assessing the correlation of state board achievement with job satisfaction, on-the-job performance, and length of retention in the field of practical nursing, (2) determining those faculty qualifications which are necessary to produce above-average achievement on the state…

Continuing education for health service professionals operating nursing homes is the subject of this report. Reasons for the growth and development of nursing homes are discussed, and licensure is defined. Methodologies and techniques employed in Missouri and other states are identified, after a background report on the Missouri Nursing Home…

In the 1968 Manpower Report, the serious shortage of manpower in the health occupations field was pointed out. The goal of this project is to develop a curriculum package which can be used in preparing high school students for employment or continuing education in the health care occupations. The 3-year program will enroll 100 secondary-level…

The primary purpose of this project was to stimulate individuals and institutions to conduct short-term teacher education activities for persons in the health occupations field. Because this program has been growing rapidly, teacher education activities have not kept up with the expansion. An institute, consisting of 85 participants, six staff…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

Enrollment data are provided for each school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, and veterinary medicine for the academic years 1970-71 through 1977-78. In one section, the schools are classified by discipline, and within each discipline the schools are sorted alphabetically by state; discipline totals are also…

Papers collected in this volume were prepared for and presented at a conference designed to (1) develop improved information on the status of women as health care providers in the United States and selected countries and (2) provide for consideration by an international audience, strategies used in other countries to improve the status and…

This curriculum guide prescribes an educational program for training nuclear medicine technologists. Following a brief section on program development, the curriculum is both outlined and presented in detail. For each of the 44 courses, the following information is given: (1) sequential placement of the course in the curriculum; (2) course…

The Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 extends health manpower training authorities through FY 1980 with significant changes to meet national needs. It is designed to produce more primary care practitioners and improve health services in manpower shortage areas, providing support for the training of health professions (medicine,…

The author's research has emphasized that in addition to providing physical treatment, allied health professionals need to function as resource persons and as advocates for the patient and his family. These roles and the acquisition and inclusion in professional training programs of the skills and knowledge they demand are discussed. (Author/MS)