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Lake, David A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1999
Describes an assessment of a peer-tutoring system developed for an advanced physiology course. Finds that peer tutoring was effective in enhancing student performance and was perceived as beneficial by students. Contains 15 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Peer Teaching, Physiology
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Marshall, Carter L.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1975
Over its 4-year history the formal tutorial program for disadvantaged first-year medical students at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, has become successful in preparing students to compete scholastically. This article assesses its effect, particularly the attitudes of students (positive), administration (supportive), and faculty…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Students
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Wells, Kenneth B.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
A program designed to help first-year medical students understand basic medical ethical issues and view these issues as a essential component of their knowledge base in clinical medicine is described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Ethics, Higher Education, Medical Education
Blacklow, Robert S.; And Others – 1971
The three major components of the HCSP, Academic Course Work, Academic Tutorial, and Clinical Tutorial, are discussed in detail, as well as budgeting considerations, program effectiveness, and recommendations for the future. See also TM 000 760 and TM 000 761. (AG)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance
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Maxwell, Joseph A.; Wilkerson, Luann – Academic Medicine, 1990
A curriculum involving reduced lecture time, small-group tutorials, a commitment to problem-based learning (PBL), and a strong reliance on self-directed study, was implemented at Harvard Medical School in 1985. This study focuses on the attitudes of 14 faculty tutors who had never tutored in a PBL curriculum. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Independent Study
Blacklow, Robert S.; And Others – 1971
One of the most important factors in improving health care among minority groups is the training of adequate numbers of minority health care workers. In view of this need, the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine initiated a Health Careers Summer Program designed to attract more minority group students into medicine and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Choice, Dentists
Blacklow, Robert S.; And Others – 1971
Application and recommendation forms, numerous evaluation forms, questionnaires, and responses to taped interviews are some areas of information presented in Appendices I-XIV contained in Volume II. See also Volume I of the Harvard Health Careers Summer Program (TM 000 760) and the Report Summary (TM 000 762). (AG)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Choice, Clinical Experience