A sound program in Environmental Studies may show the way to attack other multidisciplinary problems. Some of these are population problems, urban renewal, black studies, resource utilization, and in-depth regional studies. (Author)

Discusses how the structure of medical education affects the emotional growth of the student and in turn how it affects patient care. (Author)

Forty-one employees of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs are trained in communication and office skills through a program at Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska. (DS)

Using data collected from 30 high school districts within metropolitan New York, a direct positive relationship between the training of instructional staff at diversified, prestigious universities and per pupil expenditure was supported. On the basis of the small sample size this conclusion is considered exploratory. (LN)

Since rehabilitation counseling is a new area many current external influences are causing changes in roles and working conditions. Disagreement and ambivalence in some areas by professional members is causing a movement to certify, classify and define the profession. (Author/CG)

Discusses necessity of specialized training for nurses working in the ICU of small rural community hospitals. Suggest hospital inservice education programs. Charts and references. (RB)

A coordinated council met to establish ground rules to coordinate the activities of various organizations and educational institutions interested in and concerned with the continuing education of nurses in Ohio. Their purpose was to provide all nurses with opportunities to increase their knowledge and skills for the delivery of health care. (RB)

Objectives of professional training programs for preschool staff are discussed, with emphasis on the importance of the child's early years for his emotional, as well as physical development. (NH)

A graphic synthesis of data submitted by 336 colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. (MB)

A study to ascertain how physicians evaluate their own training and knowledge of human sexuality and their ability to treat their patients' sexual problems showed a neglect of the subject in the formal medical education curriculum. (IR)

After training in psychiatry, medical students' attitudes toward mental illness changed to less traditional and restrictive, with increased ability to relate with the psychiatric patients. (IR)