Approximately 300 English- and foreign-language references are cited in this MED LARS bibliography on these topics: accreditation and certification, computers, continuing medical education, curriculum, educational measurement, faculty, graduate education, internship and residency, minority groups, medical schools, specialization, students,…

Presented is the first of a series of six lessons appearing in this journal on general environmental health. The purpose of these lessons is to enhance the knowledge and expertise of the general environmentalist in numerous related areas. Certificates will be awarded for scores of 70 percent or higher. (Author/MA)

The author states that a hospital inservice education department must function as a management tool in delivering quality care to patients and that the nursing inservice educator should provide input into administration decisions that have educational implications. She describes an ineffective packaged program used in one hospital without…

Describes a pretest/posttest scheme used to evaluate the impact of a continuing nursing education program on the participants' knowledge of the perinatal content covered. To complement this program-centered evaluation, an evaluation from the program participants was also obtained. Discusses the results of this evaluation and their implications.…

A questionnaire to assess teacher preferences for continuing education offerings was distributed to 555 randomly selected elementary school teachers in a large metropolitan area. Educational background influenced interest in research skills and in examining new materials and instructional strategies, but not interest in discussing educational…

The National Association of College Stores has for 31 years offered intensive formal training in bookstore management. The NACS Management Survey/Management Seminar, Booksellers School, and Advanced Seminars on Personnel Supervision and Financial Management are described. (LBH)

Although pharmaceutical and biomedical educators are best prepared for teaching undergraduate nonprofessional drug-related courses, few students can capitalize upon such expertise. An alternative described by a course director is to train the college teachers of such students. Major topics presented and representative interim projects are…

The general attitudes consistently held by undergraduates in clinically-oriented curricula toward pharmacy continuing education tend to be more like nonparticipants than participants in continuing education. Participant-pharmacists have more favorable attitudes than those classified as student or nonparticipants. (Author/LBH)

Examines continuing education with respect to its importance, relationship to degree programs, financing, teaching opportunities, and compensation possibilities. The surveyed institutions recognize continuing education as an important and significant faculty activity and also suggest the need to further explore the financial and compensatory…

Evaluates the boom in continuing professional education that is occurring throughout the country and which is having significant effects on both professionals and the universities that offer the courses. (Author/RK)

The author investigates and defines the role that nurses have played in the origin and growth of American school nursing and, based upon this investigation, proposes a future role for nurses serving school health programs. (MB)

Schools of education should become professional schools in the control and service of the teaching profession. (MM)

Results of a questionnaire administered to 800 registered nurses in Illinois indicated significant differences in identified learning needs and participation in continuing education according to characteristics such as age, income, nursing program, and employment position. (TA)

A philosophy of cooperative planning for continuing education is set forth, accompanied by eight major principles that guide its development. Activities of the Rhode Island Consortium for Continuing Education in Social Welfare are reviewed. (Author/LBH)

Drug-dispensing practices and the distribution of pharmacists in each of these countries are reviewed. The availability of graduate and continuing education are also noted along with an outlook for the future. Curricula from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan are appended. (LBH)