The series of essays contained in this monograph are designed to probe analytically some of the major concerns associated with internships. Discussed in section one are the components of the internship triangle: colleges and universities, sponsoring agencies, and students. Five additional essays follow in section two dealing with problems in…

The core surgical clerkship is described as the most intensive clinical experience during the student's first three years, and one which is extremely difficult to examine systematically. The research strategy, methodologies, data collected, and major findings of a study of such clerkships are reported. The data from more than 1000 hours of…

The proceedings are for two workshops, held in November 1972 and April 1973, in the process of establishing a structured externship in pharmacy. At the first workshop the field instructors were apprised of the goals and techniques of the project, and the policy of the program was developed. At the followup workshop the experiences of the first…