Psychologists in medical education: 1964.

Questionnaire responses from 84 of the 87 medical schools in the US were supplemented with telephone conversations with representatives of the 3 schools who had not replied. A table indicates the number of psychologists in each medical school in 1964 as compared with 1955. "The total is now 993, an increase of 187% over the 1955 total of 346." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Psychologists in medical education: 1976.

Chief psychologists in the 115 schools of medicine in the US were surveyed (100% response rate) with a mail questionnaire and asked to list all psychologists holding academic appointments at the medical school. They also were asked to indicate the number of these psychologists who were full-time and part-time and the number of them who received budgetary support from the school of medicine. Data from this survey were compared with data from J. D. Matarazzo and R. S. Daniel's 1957 survey and N. N. Wagner and K. L. Stegeman's 1964 survey. Overall results show that 2,336 psychologists now hold academic positions in schools of medicine, as compared to 993 in 1964 and 346 in 1955. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The purposes of psychology curricula in medical education.

Among the general objectives of psychological instruction in medical education are providing sound conceptual backgrounds in general psychology, growth and development, motivation and emotion. A second objective would be "a program of theoretical and practical training in such professional skills as interviewing, observing, gaining and maintaining rapport, interacting in transference relationships… ." The role of the psychologist on a medical school faculty and problems of psychological instruction in graduate medical education are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Pediatric oncology consultations: A generalizable model for medical settings.

The traditional medical or disease model of emotional disorders is often counterproductive to the establishment of an effective psychological consultation service in a medical setting. The reasons for this problem are discussed in relation to the differences between psychological and medical consultants. The development of an effective psychological consultation service in a complex pediatric oncology setting is described in relation to staff and patient needs. The evolution of the consultation service suggests several generalizable principles that can be adapted for application in other medical settings. (6 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Use of sociometric peer nominations in medical education research.

A peer nomination scale involving 11 variables, developed to evaluate medical student effectiveness was administered to 87 senior-class students. Overall nomination reliability was .89, correlation between peer nominations and instructor evaluations was .44, and correlations between nominations and course grades were all positive and, in most instances, significantly different from zero. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Computer-assisted medical education

The article evaluates the multimedia titles offer for IBM PC compatible computers for medicine teaching in comparison with the other titles serving mostly as information source for postgraduate studies. The author explains common forms and functions used for comfortable information exploitation. The conclusion is that the year 1995 in the break point in the computer assisted medicine teaching and now some disciplines can use tenths of programs already.     

Human values in medical education

Attitudes and values in medicine vary with the nature of the individual, his education and training, and the circumstances of his professional life. Comparisons are drawn between medical education in Britain 40 years ago and today. Though education has changed, British students are still mainly motivated by a desire to care for sick people. The impact of personal medicine on a country that has long accepted the need for some kind of national health service is described. It is postulated that as government and public become increasingly involved in health care, it is of paramount importance that medical education should provide a clear understanding of what a profession is and inculcate a determination to maintain true professional status. New responsibilities of the profession, to the public at large and to society, are suggested. The ability of medical education to exert a good influence on concern for human values in medicine depends in the final analysis on the ability to show excellence to medical students.     

A history of Division 13 initiatives on education and training in consulting psychology.

Arguably, the Division of Consulting Psychology (Division 13) holds seniority status among the growing numbers of American Psychological Association (APA) divisions. Moreover Division 13 inherits a specific challenge from APA founders: to identify and ascertain which psychologists are qualified to perform as consulting psychologists. APA's 1915 Whiple Resolution first called attention to the need to differentiate professionally qualified psychological examiners and experts from consultants without scientific psychological knowledge and experience who were offering services and opinions for public consumption. The process involved identifying salient knowledge and literature, conducting demographic surveys, determining important training experiences and career settings, and cataloging types of clients and services. Interest in working as a consulting psychologist intensified division efforts to complete and disseminate guidelines for doctoral programs in consulting psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Challenges and opportunities of the Internet for medical oncology

PURPOSE: The internet, and in particular the world wide web (www), has a rapidly increasing potential to provide information for oncologists and their patients about cancer biology and treatment. A brief overview of this environment is given along with examples of how easily the information is accessed as a means of introducing the web page of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), ASCO OnLine. METHODS: Oncology information sources on the www were accessed from the author's home using a 14.4 kbs modem, Netscape browser (Netscape communications Corp, Mountain View, CA), and the locations recorded for tabulation and discussion. RESULTS: Overwhelming amounts of oncology-related information are now available via the Internet. CONCLUSION: Oncology as a subspecialty is ideally suited to apply the newest information technology to traditional needs in areas of education, research, and patient care. Oncologists will increasingly act as information guides rather than information resources for patients and their families with cancer.