Introduction: Implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) is recognised as challenging, and well-designed programs can have differing levels of success depending on implementation quality. The aim of this review was to summarise the evidence for implementation of IPE, and identify challenges and key lessons to guide faculty in IPE…

Effective communication among stakeholders in public administration internship programs (students, academic institutions, faculty supervisors, host institution supervisors, employers, professional and accrediting associations) increases the likelihood that all will emerge from the experience as winners. The core of this communication is the…

Factors affecting the optimal size of an integrated health care delivery system in an academic medical center are discussed, including: the institution's structure for survival; technology, innovation, and health care costs; and specific characteristics of the institution's education, research, and patient care missions. Several alternative…

A survey concerning extramural dental training programs, designed to provide learning experiences not available within the dental school, found that the programs (1) remain a significant component in dental education despite shifting federal finding priorities, (2) are now provided later in the curriculum; and (3) have a public health emphasis.…

Strategies used at several medical schools to address common issues in ambulatory care clerkship programs are presented. These include institutional and policy concerns (institutional resistance, financing, faculty incentives), administrative and implementation problems (logistics, faculty recruitment, student recruitment/placement), and…

A survey of 330 internal medicine residency directors found two-thirds of programs had ongoing academic affiliations. Support for the arrangements was stronger in university programs than in community or other hospitals, where such affiliations were considered less equitable and mutually trusting. Experience with consortia mitigated objections to…

Organizational aspects of the Shock Trauma Institute at Loyola University Medical Center (Illinois) are described. The philosophies and conditions that helped determine the institute's organizational structure and success are analyzed, and the institute's role as a multidisciplinary research program is discussed. Structures of the clinical,…

A survey of 41 dental schools gathered information about the existence of comprehensive care clinics (CCC) in the schools, supervision and management, types of patient care provided, faculty characteristics, in-service programs, support staff, and student requirements and evaluation. Results suggest the CCC has become an important component of…

Chronicles the evolution of management education for the nonprofit sector from the early 1980s, and discusses program design. No one dominant model has emerged, but four scenarios for future development of the field are explored: integration with business administration; integration with public administration; development of a separate field of…

Urges law schools to recognize and respond to concerns about educational quality, governance, productivity, cost, and undergraduate preparation. Suggests ways in which legal education can learn from the corporate experience, including defining core mission, examining internal bureaucracy, forming alliances with other institutions, involving…

The University of California (San Francisco) dental school has combined its previously independent general practice residency and advanced education in general dentistry curricula, to provide a program with the resources and identity needed to meet its goals for excellence and leadership. The administration, facilities, curriculum, faculty,…