Education, Professional

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Student recruitment in allied health educational programs: the importance of initial source of contact.

As a part of a larger study on recruitment and marketing strategies adopted by allied health programs, this article examines the effect of initial source of information about allied health career opportunities on students decisions to select and enroll ...
Alphonso Baldwin, Augustine O Agho (J Allied Health, 2003SUMMER)
student-recruitment-allied-health-educational-programs-importance.asp

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Noncognitive predictors of academic performance. Going beyond the traditional measures.

The purpose of this study was to examine comparatively the use of an atypical, noncognitive predictor of academic achievement, the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI), with the traditional cognitive measures of American College Testing (ACT) score and grade ...
Susan DeAngelis (J Allied Health, 2003SPRING)
noncognitive-predictors-academic-performance-going-beyond-traditional.asp

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A building an education infrastructure for allied health.

This article discusses the emerging education information infrastructure. It uses a five-part framework (aggregating, organizing, using, tool building, and policy making) to describe this infrastructure, then uses the same framework to argue for a ...
R David Lankes, Hugh W Bonner (J Allied Health, 2003SPRING)
building-education-infrastructure-allied-health.asp

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Introducing a problem-based unit into a lifespan nutrition class using a randomized design produces equivocal outcomes.

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a tutorial, student-centered, problem-driven educational strategy adopted by medical and allied health educators to positively influence self-directed learning, critical thinking, and learning behavior. PBL was examined in ...
Barbara Lohse, Susan Nitzke, Denise M Ney (J Am Diet Assoc, 200308)
introducing-problem-based-unit-lifespan-nutrition-class-randomized.asp

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The emergence of the sanitary inspector in Victorian Britain.

Sanitary reform, especially that required by the Public Health Acts (1872, 1875) needed a well trained body of Sanitary Inspectors. The Sanitary Institute and other professional organisations set about improving the qualifications and standing of the ...
P Brimblecombe (J R Soc Health, 200306)
emergence-sanitary-inspector-victorian-britain.asp

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Pharmacy executives: leadership issues and associated skills, knowledge, and abilities in the U.S. Department of Defense.

OBJECTIVES: To identify the issues or problems that current and aspiring U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) pharmacy executives will face in the future and to define the skills, knowledge, and abilities (SKAs) required to successfully address these issues. ...
Andrew B Meadows, Kenn Finstuen, Ronald P Hudak (J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash DC), 200305-06)
pharmacy-executives-leadership-issues-associated-skills-knowledge.asp

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Developing end-of-life interdisciplinary programs in universitywide settings.

Interdisciplinary programs in end of life are widely discussed as valuable, particularly approaches to end-of-life care. Despite this emphasis, interdisciplinary programs have not been easy to implement. In universities, the implementation of ...
Donald E Gelfand, Lynda Baker, George Cooney (Am J Hosp Palliat Care, 200305-06)
developing-end-life-interdisciplinary-programs-universitywide-settings.asp

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Student attitudes to undergraduate interprofessional education.

Interprofessional education in health care has been the focus of increasing attention in recent years. However, there is still great debate about when and how to introduce it in undergraduate studies. St Georges Hospital Medical School with the Joint ...
Susie Tunstall-Pedoe, Elizabeth Rink, Sean Hilton (J Interprof Care, 200305)
student-attitudes-undergraduate-interprofessional-education.asp

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Animated diagrams in teaching statistics.

In this study, we investigated whether computer-animated graphics are more effective than static graphics in teaching statistics. Four statistical concepts were presented and explained to students in class. The presentations included graphics either in ...
Karl F Wender, J Sebastian Muehlboeck (Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput, 200305)
animated-diagrams-teaching-statistics.asp

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Using open-source solutions to teach computing skills for student research.

A course that relies on open-source software for teaching introductory computer programming and Web development to psychology graduate and advanced undergraduate students is described. The rationale, content, learning goals and outcomes of the course are ...
David W Allbritton (Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput, 200305)
open-source-solutions-teach-computing-skills-student-research.asp