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Cohodes, Donald R.; And Others – 1980
The effects of Title VI provisions of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 on patient care services in hospitals were investigated. The law restricts the supply of foreign medical grduates in the United States. Interviews were conducted with representatives of the administrative, medical, and teaching staffs of 24 hospitals to…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Delivery Systems, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center.
Twenty-four units on health service careers are presented in this teacher's guide. The units are organized into four sections as follow: Section A--Orientation (health careers, career success, Health Occupations Students of America); Section B--Health and First Aid (personal health, community health, and first aid); Section C--Body Structure and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Anatomy, Answer Keys, Behavioral Objectives

Benson, Michael D.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1982
A medical student volunteer organization providing educational activities in the Chicago public school system stimulates inner-city children to learn through positive role models, encourages good health habits, improves ability of future doctors to communicate with patients from various backgrounds, and broadens medical students' extracurricular…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Exploration, Community Services, Elementary School Students

Perlman, Leonard G. – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1979
Summarizes and discusses the action papers presented at the Third Annual Mary E. Switzer Memorial Seminar held in Denver, Colorado, June 5-7, 1978. The papers provide recommendations for vocational rehabilitation and other services, primarily by hospital professional staffs, to patients with cancer, cardiac illness, and epilepsy. (MF)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cancer, Conference Reports, Counseling Services
Leue, Mary; Mercogliano, Betsy – Journal of Family Life, 1997
Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician-gynecologist with 20 years of clinical and medical teaching experience, discusses how the medical profession has instilled fear of our bodies and of illness; the important role of women physicians in teaching others to listen to their bodies; and her own roles as wife, mother, and physician. (LP)
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Elementary Secondary Education, Fear, Females

Dolan, Teresa A. – Journal of Dental Education, 1997
A 24-month study of 96 patients in a community-based oral health promotion project found the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), a self-report measure of oral health, to be sensitive to provision of dental care. Some further development of measures is needed. Potential applications of this and similar self-report measures in dental…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Dental Schools, Dentistry, Geriatrics

Grandy, Thomas G.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1989
A survey of four classes of third-year dental students identified six top stressors: examinations and grades, graduation requirements, inconsistency of professors' feedback, patient tardiness or no-show, atmosphere created by clinical faculty, and financial responsibilities. Also, 15 of 38 stressors were rated moderately or extremely stressful by…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Dental Schools, Dental Students, Educational Environment

Rekow, Marlin F.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1994
The University of Maryland Dental School's revised predoctoral general practice program includes a clinical component simulating actual practice, including patient, personnel and office management, team-building, marketing, specialist referrals, and quality control. The program is described and patient, student, and faculty responses to it are…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Curriculum Design, Dental Schools, Family Practice (Medicine)

Cox, Carole – Social Work, 1995
Using a conceptual stress development model that treats informal supports and competency as potential mediators, examined outcomes of caregiving in samples of black and white caregivers. A perceived lack of informal supports and a sense of incompetency exacerbated stress among black caregivers but had no effects among the white caregivers. (RJM)
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Blacks, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role

Rubenstein, Harriet L.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
The Medical College of Pennsylvania has introduced a four-hour interdisciplinary class for sophomore students in the role of folk and popular healing systems in patient care. Student and faculty responded enthusiastically, and the program will be expanded. (MSE)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context

Graber, David R.; Bellack, Janis P.; Lancaster, Carol; Musham, Catherine; Nappi, Jean; O'Neil, Edward H. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1999
A survey of curriculum directors at 51 pharmacy schools investigated attitudes and discrepancies concerning the current and ideal emphasis placed on 33 topics, as well as barriers to curriculum change. A move toward primary and outpatient care and better relationships and communication between pharmacists and patients were evident in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Cost Effectiveness
Bradley, Rebekah; Zittel Conklin, Carolyn; Westen, Drew – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: This study aimed to identify personality features characterizing adolescent girls and boys with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and to see whether meaningful patterns of heterogeneity exist among adolescents diagnosed with the disorder. Methods: Two hundred and ninety-four randomly selected doctoral-level clinicians described…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Personality Problems, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Evaluation Criteria
Baez, Annecy; Eckert-Norton, Margaret; Morrison, Ann – Substance Abuse, 2005
The problem use of alcohol causes over 100,000 deaths in the United States per year and has substantial negative impact on family structure, the economy and the criminal justice system. Screening and early treatment of individuals with problem use of alcohol by health professionals can significantly reduce mortality and morbidity. Students from…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Nursing Education, Substance Abuse, Health Personnel
Scott, Veronica – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2007
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional Personnel, Competency Based Education, Vision, Optometry
McDaniel, Susan H., Ed. – 1995
Regardless of whether a patient's health-care provider works from a traditional biomedical or a new biopsychosocial model, therapists and counselors need to work with patients and their families challenged by the onset of a serious illness. This book addresses this need and outlines the five goals of medical family therapy: (1) help the family…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adjustment (to Environment), Chronic Illness, Counseling Psychology