A program to recruit and retain minority group optometry students is described, including the program's design, student financial aid, a preenrollment enrichment program to ease the adjustment to professional school, and the personal and academic program outcomes. (MSE)

A summary of portions of the 1983-84 Annual Survey of Optometric Educational Institutions conducted by the American Optometric Association Council on Optometric Education is presented. Information on student enrollment, academic achievement, financial, and student expenditures are highlighted. (MLW)

A summary of portions of the annual survey conducted by the American Optometric Association Council on Optometric Education is presented. The accompanying tables highlight information on student enrollment, academic achievement, financial aid, and student expenditures. (Author/MLW)

This report lists fiscal year 1995 recommended allocations of Illinois state funds appropriated to the Board of Higher Education under the Health Services Education Grants Act. These funds are appropriated to support the enrollment of Illinois residents in health professions education programs offered by nonpublic institutions including medical,…

Charts are presented with summaries on student enrollment (full-time students in each year of school, male and female, educational background, minority groups), entry grade point averages, state and federal student aid distribution, annual student expenditures, and permanent residence. Data are given for individual schools. (MSE)

Information about state support for health professions education and for students attending health professions schools is presented, based on a request by the Senate Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research. The Subcommittee will be considering legislation, during the 96th Congress, to extend and modify Titles VII and VIII of the Public…