Systems used by the medical schools for evaluation of applicants for 1984-85 pediatric level 1 residency positions at the Duke University Medical Center were studied to determine the relationship between contents of the applications and the rankings of these applicants for the National Resident Matching Program. (Author/MLW)

A pediatric optometry clinic teaches students how to provide appropriate services for school-aged children who present, because of reduced visual acuity, unstable binocularity and perceptual skill disorders, and teaches about half the students the fundamentals of care of preschool children and strabismics. (Author/MSE)

A study to obtain data on mental retardation training in the pediatric clerkship is reported. Responses conclude that interest in mental retardation is high, while the time commitment to teaching mental retardation and the organization of such instruction in pediatrics remains at a relatively low level.

Observed children in two age groups having a blood sample drawn with their mothers present and while their mothers remained in the waiting room. Observations revealed that younger children exhibited more resistance regardless of experimental condition. Children in both age groups displayed more crying when their mothers were present. (LLL)

Sixty-one pediatricians surveyed by questionnaire provided data on training recommendations, education received in behavior management and development, personal evaluation of such training for practice, and the most frequent behavior questions asked by parents across five developmental age categories. (Author/LBH)

The evaluation of a behavior and development training program that was integrated into a general pediatric training residency at Duke is reported. Results suggest that residents perceive a high relevance for psychosocial concepts and an increasing competence with these concepts after training. (Author/MLW)

The article reports on a model of personnel preparation in which university graduate special education and pediatrics faculty members work together to train teachers about the medical aspects of educational disabilities. (Author)

The California Child Health Disability Prevention (CHDP) program provides direct patient care by pediatric nurse practitioners in a school setting. Guidelines for instituting similar programs are provided. (JMF)

Six articles are presented on the use of human subjects in research on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Topics include the ethics of human experimentation, female and pediatric AIDS patients, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and AIDS among correctional inmates, community-based AIDS research, and clinical trials of HIV…

When medical student and resident education at a hospital-operated pediatric primary care clinic was threatened by chronic financial deficits, the clinic was reorganized as a faculty-operated prepaid group practice independent of the hospital. The group practice is cost-effective, promotes efficiency, and has improved faculty-hospital relations.…

A survey determined the extent to which selected pediatric dental behavior management techniques are taught both didactically and clinically in 46 predoctoral and 45 postdoctoral programs. Results and trends are reported within the four categories of sedation, restraint, parental presence, and communications behavior management. (GLR)

A study of 417 pediatric residents found more men than women had children during residencies. More married women than men without children felt it would have a negative effect on careers and saw difficulties with child care. Residents having children during residencies did not differ significantly by sex on these issues. (Author/MSE)

Compared low-birthweight infants who participated in an intervention involving educational and family support services during the first three years of life with low-birthweight infants who received pediatric follow-up. Intervention group infants scored higher on cognitive tests and lower on measures of behavior problems at 24 and 36 months than…

Reviews what is known about the effect of managed care on access to health services, as well as utilization of hospital care, emergency department visits, primary care services, and specialty pediatric services. The effect of managed care appears dependent on several factors and, thus, is likely to vary according to the population served. (SLD)

This article discusses issues in developing effective professional development programs for pediatric occupational therapists who work with very young children and their families, focusing on: clinical and contextual trends affecting practice, professional preparation at the university level, continuing competency, and recommendations for ensuring…