Education, Professional

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U.S. military officer participation in the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Epidemic Intelligence Service (1951-2001).

The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) was created in 1951 to provide epidemiologists to investigate natural and intentional disease epidemics. From an initial class of 23 U.S. citizens, the program has evolved into a globally recognized, hands-on ...
Donald L Noah, Stephen M Ostroff, Thomas L Cropper, Stephen B Thacker (Mil Med, 200305)
u-s-military-officer-participation-centers-disease-control-prevention.asp

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Construct validity: experts and novices performing on the Xitact LS500 laparoscopy simulator.

BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to establish construct validity of the Xitact LS500, a virtual reality laparoscopic cholecystectomy simulator. The primary research statement is: "The clip-and-cut task on the Xitact LS500 virtual reality ...
M Schijven, J Jakimowicz (Surg Endosc, 200305)
construct-validity-experts-novices-performing-xitact-ls-laparoscopy.asp

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Establishing an ethical climate in support of research integrity: efforts and activities of the American Sociological Association.

The article provides an overview of the recent efforts and activities of the American Sociological Association (ASA) to keep its Code of Ethics visible and relevant to its membership. The development process and challenges associated with the most recent ...
Joyce M Iutcovich, John M Kennedy, Felice J Levine (Sci Eng Ethics, 200304)
establishing-ethical-climate-support-research-integrity-efforts.asp

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The immediate life support course.

The immediate life support course (ILS) was launched by the Resuscitation Council (UK) in January 2002. This multi-professional 1-day resuscitation course teaches the essential knowledge and skills required to manage a patient in cardiac arrest for the ...
Jasmeet Soar, Gavin D Perkins, Sara Harris, Jerry Nolan (Resuscitation, 200304)
immediate-life-support-course.asp

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Nursing and academic mergers of the health sciences: a critique.

This article explores the current trend in which the discipline of nursing and other health sciences are merged within a single academic unit in higher education. To date little has been written in the professional literature about the institutions that ...
Eileen H Zungolo (Nurs Outlook, 200303-04)
nursing-academic-mergers-health-sciences-critique.asp

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New skills for a new age: leading the introduction of public health concepts in healthcare curricula.

Health policy in the UK is going through significant changes. At the heart of the transformation is a dedicated focus on public health. The new primary-care-based health system will not only be premised on a specialist public health workforce, but also ...
W el Ansari, J Russell, W Spence, E Ryder, C Chambers (Public Health, 200303)
new-skills-new-age-leading-introduction-public-health-concepts.asp

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Lessons learned from implementing multidisciplinary health professions educational models in community settings.

This article addresses sustainability elements for multidisciplinary health professions education in communities. The results are based on a 5 year program involving multiple health professions education institutions in seven states within the USA. We ...
Dona L Harris, Rebecca C Henry, Carole J Bland, Sandra M Starnaman, Kristin L Voytek (J Interprof Care, 200302)
lessons-learned-implementing-multidisciplinary-health-professions.asp

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Self-reported job responsibilities of public school adapted physical educators.

The purpose was to survey adapted physical educators, teaching in the public schools, concerning the nature of their work and the percentage of time spent weekly in 14 specific job roles or responsibilities. Of 102 respondents solicited from national ...
Suzanna Rocco Dillon, Claudine Sherrill (Percept Mot Skills, 200302)
self-reported-job-responsibilities-public-school-adapted-physical.asp

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Comparison of two creativity style measures.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between two measures of creativity style for a sample of beginning teachers. 116 student teachers enrolled in an undergraduate teacher-education program in a medium-sized, metropolitan university ...
John C Houtz, Edwin Selby, Giselle B Esquivel, Ruth A Okoye, Kristen M Peters, Donald J Treffinger (Percept Mot Skills, 200302)
comparison-two-creativity-style-measures.asp

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Building bridges: from high school to healthcare professional.

A summer health careers program in existence for 10 years has created interest in high school juniors and seniors to pursue healthcare professions. This program, now open to all students, began as a recruitment initiative to encourage underrepresented ...
Susan D Bumgarner, Bill H Means, Marian J Ford (J Nurses Staff Dev, 200301-02)
building-bridges-high-school-healthcare-professional.asp