Discusses the impact of a report on tenure and academic freedom at medical schools by the American Association of University Professors' special Subcommittee on Medical Schools. The report calls for adequate faculty consultation, consistency with general academic standards, and scrupulous observance of fairness and due process in regard to tenure…

Presents an overview of the evolution of academic-industry partnerships in dentistry and their value to each of the partners; discusses details to be considered by investigators seeking to work with industry; and reviews some of the issues and dilemmas that can arise from academic-industry interactions. (EV)

Analyzes data concerning the status of faculty at American medical schools who hold Ph.D. degrees in physiology and faculty members with appointments in departments of physiology. Data show a decline in numbers of Ph.D.s in animal and human physiology awarded to Americans since 1980. Discusses programs and initiatives to increase student interest…

The qualitative study evaluated knowledge of and attitudes toward educational research of 14 medical school professors. Analysis of interview data indicated little or no knowledge of past or current educational research even among those professors who thought such research was valuable. (Author/DB)

Survey data on faculty in preclinical departments of medical schools include the number of faculty, average salary, and average compensation of faculty at each rank in 68 institutions. (MSE)

Medical faculty publications over a three-year period were used to analyze relative research productivity of one medical school's basic and clinical science departments. Journal citation ratings, number of authors, and faculty member's byline position were used as criteria. Departments varied greatly in research productivity, correlated with…

Medical schools are recognizing that students require explicit discussion and analysis of ethical issues to assure high standards of professional practice. Recognition that the same approach is needed in biomedical research has begun to emerge. (Author/MLW)

Addresses: (1) "What is known from past research about training faculty in the skills of problem-based learning?"; (2) "What skills are important to teach faculty and how does one teach them?"; and (3) "What options are available for training faculty in problem-based learning?" (EV)

Purpose: To determine knowledge of a national sample of medical students about substance withdrawal, screening and early intervention, medical and psychiatric complications of addiction, and treatment options. Methods: Based on learning objectives developed by medical faculty, twenty-two questions on addictions were included in the 1998 Canadian…

Objective: This article discusses how formative feedback to medical students during their clinical rotations facilitates their successfully meeting the rotation's educational objectives. To help students initiate mid-rotation feedback and to help preceptors structure that feedback, the authors designed the Instant Feedback Card (IFc). The goal of…

The Duke University School of Medicine has a unique curriculum in which students complete basic sciences in year 1 and clinical clerkships in year 2, making way for an entire year of independent study in year 3. Into this compact curriculum, education in geriatrics has been successfully introduced through focused exercises and activities…

This study sought to rank the quality of psychology departments for graduate study by number of journal articles published in the period 1983 through March, 1988. Referring to the 16 content classifications used in "PsycLit" (the CD-ROM version of "Psychological Abstracts"), as well as a list of 70 leading institutions, a…

Information about women and members of minority groups serving on U.S. medical school faculties is summarized, based on an updating of a 1976 report of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The data show that salaried faculty members have increased by 16 percent since 1975 but the ethnic distribution and participation of women has remained…

In determining how to allocate resources, focus must be placed on the tradeoffs between utilization of already-established courses within a college of pharmacy (or the university) and the design of a totally new group of courses for the training of clinical scientists. Most necessary courses are already available. (Author/LBH)

Seventy medical school faculty at seven institutions who had taken a sabbatical leave were interviewed about their experience, and 15 who were eligible but had not taken a sabbatical were asked their reasons for abstaining. Presabbatical planning was emphasized as the key to a satisfying sabbatical. (Author/MLW)