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1999
December
 

December
Vol. 19, No. 4
 

1999

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Special Theme: 
Perspectives on Humanism and Advising

An Invitation to Partnership with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Sandra Gold, Ed.D. and Victoria B. White, M.A.

More Challenges than Answers
Norma Wagoner, Ph.D.

Preserving Humanistic Interests in Medical Students
Leah J. Dickstein, M.D.

Point-Counterpoint: (Re)Considering Non-Cognitive Factors:
Thinking About Non-“Cognitive” Factors
Alan W. Childs, Ph.D.

A Review of the Research Literature on Non-Cognitive Variables
Greg Strayhorn, M.D., Ph.D., Roger Comeau, Ph.D., Joe Dogariu, Ph.D., Carol Elam, Ed.D. and Karen Hamilton, Ph.D.

Discussions on Humanism and Medicine:

Humanities in Dental Education:  A Focus on Understanding the Child

Sophia A. Balis, D.D.S. and James T. Rule, D.D.S., M.S.

Being in the Present Moment:  Developing the Capacity for Mindfulness in Medicine
Julie Connelly, M.D.

Stories for a Humanistic Medicine
Richard Selzer, M.D. and Rita Charon, M.D.

Comfort with Diversity
Robert E. Cannon, Ph.D.

Book Review:  Letters to a Young Doctor
Richard Selzer
Review by Theodore O’Tanyi, Ph.D.

 


2000
March     June     September     December

 
March
Vol. 20, No. 2
 

2000

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Special Theme: 
Discussions of the MMEP

MMEP:  Some Personal Observations
Doug Merrill, Ph.D.

Overview of the Minority Medical Education Program Footsteps on the Path
Gina Shaw

MMEP:  Commitments and Opportunities
Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D.

Effect of an Intensive Educational Program for Minority College Students and Recent Graduates on the Probability of Acceptance to Medical School
Joel C. Cantor, Sc.D., Lois Bergeisen, M.A. and Laurence C. Baker, Ph.D.

Financing Health Professions Education:

Risky Practices and Unrealistic Expectations: Improving the Financial Advising of Premedical Students

Daniel A. Burr, Ph.D. and John F. Klein, Ph.D.

A Primer on Federal Financial Aid for Dental Students
Anne Wells, Ed.D.

(MD)2:  Monetary Decisions for Medical Doctors
Daniel A. Burr, Ph.D.

Advisor to Advisor:

The Med Vantage Program:  A Unique Opportunity for Pre-Health Students to Gain Clinic Experience
Charles A. Fergusen, Ph.D. and Connie Nelson

Assessing Your Application Profile:  A Workshop for Pre-Health Students
David A. Verrier, Ph.D. and Gale Lang, M.S.W.

Scholarship, Humanism, and the Young Physician
Ronald H. Fishbein, M.D.

Book Review:  The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Anne Fadiman
Review by Robert Cannon, Ph.D.

 

June
Vol. 20, No. 3 

2000

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Special Theme: 
The PreMed Syndrome

A Survey on the “Premedical Syndrome”
Robert M. Sade, M.D., Glenn A. Fleming, Ph.D. and G. Robert Ross, Ph.D.

The Plight of Premedical Education:  Myths and Misperceptions – Part I:  The “Premedical Syndrome”
Gert H. Brieger, M.D., Ph.D.

“It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again!”:  An Advisor Reflects on the Premedical Syndrome and the Premedical Stereotype
Gail Glicksman, Ph.D.

Research Articles:

Gauging Matriculants’ Experiences with Small-Group Learning:  Implications for Medical School Performance
Amy V. Blue, Ph.D., Carol Elam, Ed.D. and Kimberly Stahlman, B.A.

Pre-Admission Medical Student Variables:  Do They Predict Practice Location and Specialty?
Erin L. Graham, M.A., Steven J. Verhulst, Ph.D. and Erik J. Constance, M.D.

Committee Letter, Advisor or Letter Service?  Results of the E-mail Survey
Paul J. Crosby, M.A.

Retrospective:  Informal History of the Founding of CAAHP
Frank Whitehouse, Jr., M.D.

Liaison Reports:

ADEA
Don Bloxham, Ph.D.

AAVMC
Marilyn J. Hoffman

Book Review:  PreMed:  Who Makes It and Why?
Mary Ann Maguire
Review by Cecilia Fox, Ph.D.

 

September
Vol. 20, No. 4 

2000

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Special Theme: 
Reflecting on Initiative 2000

NAAHP Initiative 2000:  The Strategic Plan
 

Reflections on Initiative 2000
Douglas Wood, D.O., Ph.D.

Initiative 2000:  A Response
Carol Elam, Ed.D.

Updates from the Health Professions:

Allopathic Medicine
Robert F. Sabalis, Ph.D.
American Association of Medical Colleges

Dentistry
Richard H. Carr, Jr., D.D.S.
American Dental Education Association

Nursing
JoAnne Weiss, Ph.D., F.N.P.
Florida Atlantic University School of Nursing

Occupational Therapy
Rosalie J. Miller, Ph.D., O.T.R., F.A.O.T.A.
Nova Southeastern University Program in Occupational Therapy

Optometry
Edward Johnston, O.D., M.P.A.
State University of New York College of Optometry

Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Ruiz, M.A.
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Pharmacy
Elisabeth Johnston Ross, M.A.
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Physical Therapy
Sherrill Hayes, Ph.D., P.T.
University of Miami School of Medicine Division of Physical Therapy

Physician Assistant
James Fry, M.S., P.A.-C.
University of Kentucky Physician Assistant Program

Public Health
Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Association of Schools of Public Health

Veterinary Medicine
James Thompson, D.V.M., Ph.D. and Paul Nicoletti, D.V.M., M.S.
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine

Poster Presentations from the National Meeting:

New Assessment Tools
Cassandra Flambouras

A Prescription for Successful Advising about Health Professions
Carol Crafts, Ph.D.

The Public and Community Service Minor
Carol Crafts, Ph.D.

One Perspective of the NAAHP Meeting
Robert V. Blystone, Ph.D.

Results from the Advisor Survey 2000
John Klein, Ph.D.

Book Review: 
The Tennis Partner:  A Doctor’s Story of Friendship and Loss

Abraham Verghese
Review by Cecilia Fox

 

December
Vol. 21, No. 1 

2000

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Special Theme: 
Osteopathic Medicine

Dean’s Column
Dorothy Dobbins, Ph.D.

Osteopathic Medicine:  Emphasis on Health Rather than Disease
Michael L. Kuchera, D.O.

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine:  Optimizing Patient-Focused Health Care
Brian F. Degenhardt, D.O.

Survey on Perceptions of Osteopathic Medicine
Lori Haxton, M.A.

Advisor to Advisor:

Pre-Medical Student Attrition at a Four-Year Liberal Arts College
Dan A. Gerbens, Ed.D.

NEW VISION on Health Professions
Bradley S. Bowden, Ph.D. and Joan M. Bowden, M.S.

Correlates of MCAT Performance in a Postbaccalaureate Population of Premedical Students
George Delahunty, Ph.D.

From the Literature:  Mastering the New Public Health
Noreen M. Clark, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Weist, M.A., M.P.H.

Liaison Report
David Verrier
NAAHP Liaison to AACOM

Book Review:  The D.O.’s:  Osteopathic Medicine in America
Norman Gevitz
Review by Helen Pigage

 


2001
March     June     September     December

 
March
Vol. 21, No. 2 

2001

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Special Theme: 
The Premedical Curriculum

Required or Not?  That is the Question
Edward N. Trachtenberg, Ph.D. and Jenette H. Wheeler, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University and Its Role in the Development of Modern Premedical Education
Ronald Harrison Fishbein, M.D.

The Plight of Premedical Education, Myths and Misconceptions – Part II:  Science “versus” the Liberal Arts
Gert H. Breiger, M.D., Ph.D.

Medicine:  Art or Science?
Robert Stach, Ph.D.

The Importance of Premedical Coursework to Success in Medical School
Rebecca E. Johnson, M.A. and Ellen R. Julian, Ph.D.

A Retrospective Look at Premedical Students’ Majors
Peter S. Van Houten, Ph.D.

The Mount Sinai Humanities and Medicine Program:  An Alternative Pathway to Medical School
Mary R. Rifkin, Kenneth D. Smith, Barry D. Stimmel, Alex Stagnaro-Green and Nathan G. Kase

The Pre-Medical Education Enhancement Project (PEEP) – A Call for Action
Miles J. Schwartz, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C.

From the Literature:

Attributes of Graduating Students:  Entry-Level and Beyond
David A. Heath, O.D., Ed.M.

Attributes of Students Graduating from Schools and Colleges of Optometry
David Heath, O.D., Ed.M., Kent M. Daum, O.D., Ph.D., Anthony F. DiStefano, O.D., M.P.H., Charles L. Haine, O.D., M.S. and Steven H. Schwartz, O.D., Ph.D.

Book Review:  Time to Heal:  American Medical Education from the Turn of the Century to the Era of Managed Care
Kenneth M. Ludmerer
Review by Robert Cannon, Ph.D.

Liaison Report
Saundra Herndon Oyewole, Ph.D.

 

June
Vol. 21, No. 3 

2001

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Special Theme: 
Letters of Evaluation

Dealing with Negative Information:  A Dilemma for Premedical Advisors and Admissions Officers
Carol L. Elam, Ed.D., Dwights Davis, M.D. and Saundra Herndon Oyewole, Ph.D.

The Dishonest Dean’s Letter:  An Analysis of 532 Dean’s Letters from 99 U.S. Medical Schools
Michael Edmond, M.D., M.P.H., Margaret Roberson, M.D. and Nael Hasan, M.D.

A Reason to Reconsider
Ronald Harrison Fishbein, M.D.

Letters of Evaluation, AMCAS 2002 and the Electronic Age
Lori Provost

Special Theme:  The Premed Curriculum – Continuing the Dialogue

Changes in the Medical School Curriculum
Deborah German, M.D.

Advising Pre-Health Professions Students in the Liberal Arts Tradition:  Appreciating and Valuing the Undergraduate Experience
Kerry L. Cheesman, Ph.D.

Continuing the Discussion of the Premed Curriculum – More, Less, the Same or Different?
Robert E. Cannon, Ph.D.

From the Literature:  Attributes of Students Graduating from Schools and Colleges of Optometry
David A. Heath, O.D., Ed.M., Kent M. Daum, O.D., Ph.D., Anthony F. DiStefano, O.D., M.P.H., Charles L. Haine, O.D., M.S. and Steven H. Schwartz, O.D., Ph.D.

Book Review:  Second Opinions:  Stories of Intuition and Choice in the Changing World of Medicine
Jerome Groopman, M.D.
Review by Peter S. Van Houten, Ph.D.

 

September
Vol. 21, No. 4 

2001

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Updates from the Health Professions

Allopathic Medicine
Robert F. Sabalis, Ph.D.
Associate Vice president, Section for Student Programs
Association of American Medical Colleges

Osteopathic Medicine
Robert F. Ruiz, M.A.
Vice President of Applications Services
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Optometry
Mark K. Colip, O.D.
Dean for Student Affairs, Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago

Pharmacy
Elisabeth Johnson-Ross, M.A.
Director of Student Affairs
American Association of Colleges of Pharamcy

Physician Assistant
Jim Fry, P.A.-C.
Liaison from the Association of Physician Assistant Programs
UK Physician Assistant Program, Morehead State University

Public Health
Elizabeth Weist, M.A., M.P.H.
Director of Education and Practice Programs
Association of Schools of Public Health

Veterinary Medicine
John Roane, Ph.D.
VMCAS Director

Special Report:  Evaluation of a Centralized Application Service for Podiatric Medical School
Anthony McNevin, C.A.E. and Donald Pollack, Ph.D.

Viewpoints: 

The Premedical Studies Seminar
S.T. Dye, Ph.D., R.T. Kasuya, Ph.D. and D.H. Sakai, Ph.D.

Academic Requirements to Medical School: A Retrospective Look
Peter S. Van Houten, Ph.D.

The State of Premedical Advising 2001:  A Physician’s Perspective
Ronald Kapp, Ph.D.

Liaison Reports:

AACPM
David E. Pennington, Ph.D.

AACP
Suzanne K. Murphy, Ph.D.

Book Review:  The Scalpel and the Silver Bear
Lori Alvord
Review by Robert Cannon, Ph.D.

 

December
Vol. 22, No. 1 

2001

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Special Theme: 
Introducing AAMC

Introducing the Division of Student and Education Services
Robert F. Sabalis, Ph.D.

Postbac Primer
Carol Baffi-Dugan, M.A., M.Ed. and Gale Lang, M.S.S.

Key Questions to Ask About Postbac Programs
Gale Lang, M.S.S.

Introducing the Section for the Medical College Admissions Test
Ellen Julian, Ph.D.

The MCAT Science Content Review Part I:  Report on the Medical School Survey of Science Content
Pat Etienne, Ph.D.

Introducing the Section for Student Services
Pam Cranston, Ph.D.

Time, Tide and the AMCAS
Robert Blystone, Ph.D.

Primum Non Nocere:  Factors Compounding an Already Difficult Situation
Ronald Harrison Fishbein, M.D.

Spotlight on a Health Profession: 

Graduate Programs in Nursing:  A Rose By Any Other Name
Linda Pellico, R.N., M.S.N., C.S., C.C.R.N. and Paula Milone-Nuzzo, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.

Research Articles:

Predicting the Science GPA of Non-Traditional Postbaccalaureate Premedical Students:  An Investigation of the Validity of the DCAT
Paul Henry, Ph.D. and Linda Herrold, M.A.

Liaison Report: AAMC-COA
Ken Moore, Ph.D.
President, NAAHP

 


2002
March     June     September     December

 
March
Vol. 22, No. 2 

2002

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Special Theme: 
Advising and Supporting
Underrepresented Minority Students

Sustaining Minorities in Prehealth Advising Programs Challenges and Strategies for Success
Saundra Herndon Oyewole, Ph.D.

Minority Affairs Committee On the Move
David Verrier, Ph.D. and Saundra Herndon Oyewole, Ph.D.

Millenial Challenges:  Insights on Minority Student Persistence in Health-Related Academics
Carlos Rodriguez, Ph.D.

URM Enrollment at U.S. Dental Schools – A Call to Action
Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., Sonja Harrison, B.A. and Richard W. Valachovic, D.M.D., M.P.H.

Excerpts from the Report of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Ad Hoc Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity

The SNMA:  Mentoring the Health Professions of Tomorrow
Aderonke O. Omotade

MMEP Student Perceptions of the Pathway to Medical Education
Pamela G. Ferry, M.H.S. and William A. Thompson, Ph.D.

Why Xavier University Remains No. 1
Pearl Stewart

Promoting Multiculturalism
Connie O’Hara

Insider Tips:  Navigating the Medical School Admissions Process
Lolita Wood-Hill

Liaison Report:  MAS-GSA
Saundra Herndon Oyewole, Ph.D.

Book Review:  Premedical Advisor’s Reference Manual (7th edition)
Review by Marliss Strange

 

June
Vol. 22, No. 3 

2002

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Special Theme: 
Liberal Arts and Preparing
for the Health Professions

Becoming a Physician:  The Value of a Liberal Arts Education in Preparing for a Career in Medicine
Laurence A. Sevett, M.D.

Health Professions Advising at Liberal Arts Colleges:  An Integrated Approach
David A. Verrier, Ph.D. and Alan W. Childs, Ph.D.

The Precarious Position of the Medical Humanities in the Medical Curriculum
Lester D. Friedman, Ph.D.

More on Standardized Tests:

The MCAT Science Content Review Part II:  Education in Preparing for a Career in Medicine
Patricia Etienne, Ph.D. and Ellen Julian, Ph.D.

Composite ACT Scores as a Predictor of MCAT Scores and of the Likelihood of Acceptance to Medical School
Stan Eisen, Ph.D.

Predicting Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Scores Using Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores
S.Q. Lafi, Ph.D., J.B. Kaneene, Ph.D. and J.B. Tasker, Ph.D.

Viewpoints:

The Healer Within
Susan Nelson, Ph.D.

Getting Acquainted or Reacquainted with the Premedical Advisor’s Reference Manual
Edward N. Trachtenberg, Ph.D., Editor, and Wendy A. Praisner, Associate Editor

Introduction to the Health Professions – A Course Designed for the “Pre-Med” Student
Karla M. Bruntzel, Ph.D., A.T.C. and Douglas Fickess, Ph.D.

Book Review: 
Death to Dust:  What Happens to Dead Bodies?

Kenneth J. Iverson, Ph.D.
Review by Cecilia Fox, Occidental College

 

September
Vol. 22, No. 4  

2002

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Updates from the Health Professions

2002 National Meeting Keynote Address:

Communication:  The Four Points of the Health Professions Advisor’s Compass
Robert F. Sabalis, Ph.D., AAMC Associate Vice President

Updates from the Health Professions:

Allopathic Medicine
Robert Sabalis, Ph.D.

Chiropractic Medicine
William H. Dallas, D.C.

Dentistry
Richard H. Carr, Jr., D.D.S.

Naturopathic Medicine
Paul Mittman, N.D.

Nursing
Ellen-Marie Whelan, R.N., N.P., Ph.D.

Occupational Therapy
Guy L. McCormack, Ph.D., O.T.R., F.A.O.T.A.

Optometry
James M. Caldwell, O.D.

Osteopathic Medicine
Linda Heun, Ph.D.

Pharmacy
Elisabeth J. Ross, M.A.

Physician Assistant
Jim Fry, P.A.-C.

Physical Therapy
Susan S. Deusinger, P.T., Ph.D.

Podiatric Medicine
Marlene Reid

Public Health
Allison Foster, M.B.A.

Application Services:

AMCAS
Pam Cranston, Ph.D.

AACOMAS
Robert F. Ruiz, Ph.D.

AACPMAS
Marlene Reid

CASPA
David Asprey 

PharmCAS
Elisabeth J. Ross, M.A.

VMCAS
John E. Roane, Jr.

Advisor Fair Entries:

Professional School Applications Procedures Website
Beverly B. Childress

Junior/Senior Health Professions Workshop
Angela S. Cole and Lee Abrahamsen, Ph.D.

In House MCAT Review Sessions
Thomas A. Davis, Ph.D.

Health Science Shadowing Course
Thomas A. Davis, Ph.D.

The Center for Life Sciences – Health Professions Advising Tools
Chrystal Kelly and Jim Zakely

Health Professions Advising at the U.S. Air Force Academy
Helen K. Pigage, D.A. and Deborah L. Hall, Ph.D.

Career Preparation Seminar for Health Professions
Gail Robinson, Ph.D.

A Simplified Approach to Mock Interviews
Timothy A. Sherwood, Ph.D.

Study Abroad Course for Premed Students
Michael Ulrich, Ph.D.

Health Professions Advising Issues:

 
Effective Communication Skills and the Medical/Dental School Interview

Barry S. Anton, Ph.D.

Curricular Changes at Medical Schools and Premedical School Requirements
Carol Baffi-Dugan, M.A., M.Ed.

Foreign Medical Schools from the Premedical Advisor Point of View
Paul J. McLoughlin II, M.Ed., William Harvey, Ph.D. and Anthony P. Smulders, Ph.D.

International Education and the Premedical Experience
Jeremiah L. Putnam, Ph.D.

Book Review:  The Human Side of Medicine
Laurence A. Savett, M.D.
Review by Ronald H. Fishbein, M.D.

 

December
Vol. 23, No. 1  

2002

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Special Theme: 
Veterinary Medicine

What is Required to be a Competitive Veterinary School Applicant?
Ronnie G. Elmore, D.V.M., M.S., D.A.C.T.
Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University

Grades Are Not Enough
C.B. Chastain, D.V.M. and Kathy Seay, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri

Subjective Criteria as the Sole Method of Selecting Veterinary Candidates at a U.S. Veterinary Medical School
Sherry L. McConnell, D.V.M., M.S. and Lori R. Kogan, M.S., College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University

Choosing a Veterinary College:  A Survey of Entering Students at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine
Kathleen M. Quinlan, Ph.D. and Katherine M. Edmondson, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

Team Management and Student Support
Joan E. Pfaller, Ph.D. and Janver D. Krehbiel, D.V.M., Ph.D., Michigan State University

Becoming a Veterinarian
Jane Westberg, Ph.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Advisor to Advisor:  What We Teach

Impact of a First Year Introduction to the Health Professions Course on Student Retention and GPA

Karen D. Wootten, M.S., Sunni A. Barnes, M.S. and David E. Pennington, Ph.D.

The Impact of technology and Culture on Medicine:  A Course for Premedical Students
H. Richard Levy, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Syracuse University

 


2003
March     June     September     December
 
March
Vol. 23, No. 2  

2003

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Special Theme:
Professionalism

Professionalism and “The Master Clinician” An Early Learning Experience
Ronald Harrison Fishbein, M.D.

“How can I keep from becoming emotionally involved”
Laurence A. Savett, M.D.

Crying in the Curriculum/A Piece of My Mind
Nancy R. Angoff, M.D., M.P.H., M.Ed and Edited by Roxanne K. Young

Viewpoints:
 

From Pigs’ Eyes to Mouse Paws
Karen de Olivares, Ph.D.

 

Admissions Deans’ Roundtable: Medicine as a Liberal Art
Mike McGrath, Ph.D.

 

Naturopathic Medicine:  An Advisor Goes to Medical School
Debra Kirchhof-Glazier, Ph.D.

 

A Non-Traditional Non-Traditional:  The Professor Becomes the Student 
James D. Fisk, O.D., Ph.D.

 

Who Gets an Interview from the Health Professions Committee?
Ralph E. Werner, V.M.D.
 

Highlight on a Profession

Audiology: An Exciting Career Choice for the Pre-Health Major
George Lindley, Ph.D.

Book Review:  Let Me Listen To Your Heart:  Writings by Medical Students
Edited by David Svahn, MD and Alan Kozak, M.D.

 

June
Vol. 23, No. 3  

2003

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Special Theme: 
Public Health

A Public Health Primer
Nancy Alfred Persily

Trends in Public Health Education
Arthur J. Culbert and Allison Foster

Understanding the Admissions Processes of Schools of Public Health
Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Financing Your Public Health Education
Jill D’Amico

Diversity and Public Health
Ciro V. Sumaya and Mah Sere Keita Sow

“I’ve finished my degree…Now what?”
Monica Gonzalez and Michelle Frisch

Viewpoints:

Minorities in Medicine: Nurturing Interest and Enhancing Opportunities to Pursue a Medical Degree
Carol L. Elam, Karen E. Hamilton, Saundra Herndon Oyewole and Lily May Johnson

Research Articles:

Success in One School’s Medical Curriculum As Predicted By Students’ Undergraduate
Academic Scores

E. Gregory Keating, Ph.D.

Highlight on a Profession:

Clinical Investigation, an Emerging Field of Health-related Graduate Studies
Amy Rutstein-Riley and Paul A. Boepple

Liaison Report, NAAHP Liaison to the ASPH
William H. Harvey

 

September
Vol. 23, No. 4  

2003

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Special Theme: 
Keynotes of the Regional Meetings

Partnerships in the Continuum of Medical Education
Carol Elam, Ed.D.

Developing and Nurturing the Diversity of The Medical Workforce: The Role of The Office of Admissions
Gabriel Garcia, M.D.

On Humanism in Medicine
Edward F. Bell, M.D.

The Education of Future Physicians
A University – Medical School Partnership
D. Kay Clawson, M.D.

Humanism in Medicine, So What?
Sandra O. Gold, Ed.D.

Viewpoints:

To Interview or Not Interview, That is One of the Questions
Barry S. Anton, Ph.D.

Service-Learning Partnerships in a First Year Seminar:  Linking Science to Young Scholars
Chrystal Kelly

Research Articles:

Is Taking MCAT Practice Tests Helpful before Taking the Actual MCAT?:  Perceptions of Minority and Disadvantaged Students
Paul Henry, Ph.D.

Highlight on a Profession:

The Anatomy of Professionalism in Physical Therapy:  A Shared Value System
Susan S. Deusinger, PT, Ph.D

Book Review:
The Dressing Station:  A Surgeon’s Chronicle of War and Medicine and Complications (A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science)

Review by Cecilia Fox

 

December
Vol. 2, No.  

2003

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Collection of Articles

The Winds of Change in Veterinary Medicine Recruitment and Admissions
James W. Lloyd, DVM, PhD and John E. Roane, Jr., B.A.

Fundamentals in Financial Aid: Factors for Consideration by Health Professions Advisors and their Premedical Students
Linda Gilbert and Carol Elam, Ed.D.
 

Medical Student Debt, Class of 2003
Paula Craw

Cultural Competency: Dentistry and Medicine Learning from One Another
Allan J. Formicola, D.D.S., M.S., Judith Stavisky, M.P.H., M.Ed., Robert Lewy, M.D., M.P.H.

Underrepresented Minority Populations in US Dental Schools
H. Barry Waldman, DDS, MPH, Ph.D.


The Need for Physician Investigators
Alan L. Hull, M.D., Ph.D., Elaine F. Dannefer, Ph.D., Jeffery C. Hutzler, M.D., Andrew J. Fishleder, M.D., and Lindsey C. Henson, M.D., Ph.D.
 

The Biomedical Humanities Program: Merging Humanities and Science in a Premedical Curriculum at Hiram College
Colleen Fried, Ph.D., Sandra Madar, Ph.D., and Carol Donley, Ph.D.
 

Getting on Base for Health Professions Admissions
Peter Van Houten, Ph.D.

 


2004
March     June     September     December

 
March
Vol. 24, No. 1  

2004

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Special Theme: 
Dentistry

 

A Message from ADA President Eugene Sekiguchi and ADA Executive Director James Bramson “Dentistry — A Unique Profession”

 

A Message from ADEA President Paula K. Friedman “Careers in Dentistry — A View from Dental Education”

 

A Message from ASDA President
Joshua Ries

A Report from the NAAHP Liaison to the American Dental Association
C. Larry Sullivan, Ph.D.

Predental Clubs Help to Prepare Students for Dental School
Anne Wells, Ed.D.

The ASDA Advantage

Katherine A. Dwyer

The Admissions Process:  A Primer for Advising Pre-Dental Students
Anne Wells, Ed.D.

Financing Your Dental Education
Gina G. Luke, B.S. and Anne Wells, Ed.D.

Model Programs/Resources to Attract Underrepresented Minorities (URMs) into Dentistry
Jeanne Sinkford, DDS, Ph.D. and Sonja G. Harrison, B.A.

Academic Dentistry
Richard R. Ranney, D.D.S.

The Need for Enhanced Oral Public Health Education and State Infrastructure
Stanton Wolfe, DDS, M.P.H.

Dentistry Career Options — Something to Smile About
Beverly Skoog, M.A. and Diane Boehm

Viewpoints:

International Medical Schools for U.S. Citizens: Considerations for Advisors and Prospective Students
Paul J. Crosby, M.A., and Robert E. Cannon, Ph.D.

The Educational Experiences of U.S. Citizens Who Graduate from International Medical Schools
John Norcini, Ph.D. President and CEO of the Foundation for International Medical Education and Research

International Students and Medical Education: Options and Obstacles
Edward J. Miller, M.A., and Joni Huff, M.A.

 

Book Review: 
Death of the Good Doctor:
Lessons from the Heart of the AIDS Epidemic
Kate Scanell, M.D.
Review by Laurence A. Savett, M.D.

 

June
Vol. 24, No. 2  

2004

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Special Theme:
Measuring and Evaluating
Non-Academic Qualities

Assessing Professional Behavior: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Louise Arnold, Ph.D.

The MCAT Communication Skills Research Project
Patricia Etienne, Ed.D.

Quantifying the Art of Medicine

Ryan Gregory, M.A.

Why We Should Use Noncognitive Variables With Graduate and Professional Students

William E. Sedlacek, Ph.D.

Toward a Career Development Model for Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs: From Theory to Practice
Paul Henry, Ph.D.

Transmitting Letters of Evaluation Using a Secure Web-Based System
Kay H. Singer, Ph.D. and Saeed T. Richardson

Book Review:  This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine
Edited by Eliza Lo Chin, M.D.
Review by Jenette Wheeler, M.D.

Liaison Report: Association of Physician Assistant Programs
Susan Gormely

 

September
Vol. 24, No. 3  

2004

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Special Theme: 
Highlights of the Meeting

Reflections from the Program Chair
Jeremiah L. Putnam

Leadership Workshop
Hugo C. Lane, D.Sc.

How to Listen So Students Will Talk, and Talk So Students Will Listen: A Few Dozen Suggestions to Improve the Communication Climate of the Advising Session
Charles V. Roberts, Ph.D.

Diversity in Medical Education: Way Beyond Race
Gabriel Garcia, M.D.

MD-PhD Training: It’s Not Just for Lab Rats Anymore!
Olaf Anderson, M.D./Ph.D. and Brian Sullivan, M.A.

Foreign Medical Schools from the Premedical Advisor’s Point of View Revisited
Suzanne Combs, William Harvey, Ph.D., Kenneth Moore, Ph.D., and Linda Scott, Ph.C.

A Summer Reading Program to Enhance Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension Scores
Debra Kirchhof-Glazier

University Illinois and Dartmouth College — Connecting through NAAHP
Ursula Olender

The University of Michigan Health Sciences Scholars Program: Supporting Student
Joyce E. Sutton, M.A.

Health Career Exploration in a Diverse Environment
Joyce E. Sutton, M.A.

The Research Associates Program at St. Vincent’s Medical Center: A Potential for Win-Win-Win-Win
Keith Bradley, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.

 

December
Vol. 24, No. 4  

2004

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Collection of Articles

Research Articles:
 

Retrospective Pre/Post Survey Design to Assess Student Gains in Knowledge, Confidence and Motivation in a Premedical Summer Enrichment Program

Pamela G. Ferry, M.H.S.; Jason E. King, Ph.D.; William A. Thomson, Ph.D.

An Analysis of Factors that Influence What Specialties Medical Students Envision Pursuing
Sharyn J. Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H., Rebecca L. Lozman, M.P.H. Candidate, Jeffrey Lozman, M.D.

Viewpoints:  Encouraging Pre-Medical Students to “see the world”
Kerry L. Cheesman, Ph.D. and Jennifer Adams, M.A.

Interview appearance and professionalism:  setting standards 
Peter Van Houten, Ph.D.

Narrative in Medicine- Important for Both Doctor and Patient
David S. Svahn, M.D.

From the Literature: Changing the Culture: An Institution-wide Approach to Instilling Professional Values
Bruce A. Berger, Ph.D., Stephen L. Butler, Ed.D., Wendy Duncan-Hewitt, Ph.D., Bill G. Felkey, M.S., Paul W. Jungnickel, Ph.D., Janelle L. Krueger, M.S., Charles R. Perry, and Charles Taylor, Pharm.D.

Book Review:
Get Into Medical School!  A Guide for the Perplexed
Kenneth V. Iserson, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.E.P.
Review by Cecilia Fox

Resource Review: Ethical and Economic Issues Confronting Today’s Practicing Physicians: A Synopsis
Charles. F. Thurber, M.D., M.A.
Review by Carol Baffi-Dugan

 


2005
March     June     September     December

 
March
Vol. 25, No. 1  

2005

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Special Theme: 
Rural Health Care


The Case for Growing Rural Physicians: Perennials vs Annuals
Robert C. Bowman, M.D.
 

The AHEC Program and One Advisor’s Experience
Chere Pereira
 

Rural Medical Education – Idaho’s Incentives or What Exactly is WWAMI?!
Glenda Hill
 

Importance of Rural Public Health
Dan Boatright, Ph.D., FRSH, Allison Foster, M.B.A., C.A.E., and Michael B. Meit, M.A., M.P.H.
 

Viewpoints: Crafting the Letter of Evaluation: Composing a Letter that Captures the Applicant as an Individual
Carol Elam, Ph.D., Thomas Oeltmann, Ph.D., Joe Workman, Ph.D.
 

Research Article: Effects of a Summer Preparation Program on Aptitude Test Scores: A Program Evaluation
Paul Henry, Ph.D., Linda Herrold, M.S., and M. Kimberly Gordon, B.S. 
 

Highlight on a Profession:  Orthotics and Prosthetics:  Make a Career of Making a Difference Every Day

Julie G. Hayes

Book Review: 
Caring for the Country: Family Doctors in Small Rural Towns
Howard K. Rabinowitz, M.D.
Review by Kirsten Peterson

 

June
Vol. 25, No. 2  

2005

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Special Theme: 
Physician Assistant

A Brief Overview of Physician Assistants in the United States
James F. Cawley, M.P.H., P.A.-C. and Roderick S. Hooker, Ph.D., P.A.

Physician Assistant Education in an Evolving Health Care Delivery System
Anita Duhl Glicken, M.S.W.

Anticipating the Profession’s Future
Justine Strand, P.A.-C.

Insight into Physician Assistant Vocational Satisfaction
Dawn M. LaBarbera, P.A.-C., Ph.D.

A Comparison of the Practice Expectations of First Year Physician Assistant Students of the Class of 1977 and the Class of 2003
J. Glenn Forister, M.P.A.S., P.A.-C., J. Dennis Blessing, Ph.D., P.A.-C., and Eugene S. Schneller, Ph.D.

A Commitment to Diversity in the Physician Assistant Profession
Grace Landel, P.A.-C., M.Ed., Christina M. Robohm, M.S., P.A.-C., Cristina Gonzalez, M.A., Suzanne Hage, M.H.S., P.A.-C. and James R. Fry, M.S., P.A.-C.

How a PA Program is Addressing Professionalism and Cultural Competence through Problem-based Learning
Clara LaBoy, P.A.-C., M.S.

Where Do Physician Assistants Practice?  A Comparison of National and Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program Trends

Christina Robohm, M.S., P.A.-C.

Humanitarian PA Helps People One Day at a Time
Jénene Fontenot

CASPA: An Evolving Advisor Resource

Timi Agar-Barwick and The CASPA Advisory Committee

Physician Assistant Liaison Report
Chere Pereira

 

September
Vol. 25, No. 3  

2005

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Collection of Articles

From Generation X to the Millennials:  The Transition to a New Generation of Students
Carol Elam, Ed.D., Ann Randolph Flipse, M.D. and Terry D. Stratton, Ph.D.

Admissions Requirements for Physical Therapy Programs

David A. Lake, P.T., Ph.D.
 

Postbaccalaureate Options for the Medical School Applicant
Gerald Soslau, Ph.D., Yolanda Pressley, and Laura Mangano, M.Ed.
 

Health Care in Action: A Multidisciplinary View of Patient Care
Bradley S. Bowden, Ph.D. and Erin M. Finn
 

Pitfalls and Pratfalls in Writing Personal Statements
Robert E. Cannon, Ph.D.

The Physician’s Role as Undergraduate Teacher and Pre-Health Professions Advisor:Lessons from Doctoring, Transferable Skills
Laurence A. Savett, M.D., F.A.C.P.

From the Literature:  Changing Demographics of Public Health Graduates: Potential Implications for the Public Health Workforce
Caitlin Kennedy, M.P.H. and Timothy Baker, M.D., M.P.H.

A Comparison of Personality-Type Among Seven Health Professions:  Implications for Optometric Education
Patrick C. Hardigan, Ph.D., Stanley R. Cohen, Ed.D. and Lester E. Janoff, O.D., M.S.E.d.

Highlight on the Profession:  Careers in Veterinary Medicine
Compiled from staff reports by Charlotte R. Hendrix
 

AAVMC Liaison Report
Marilyn Hoffman, NAAHP Liaison

 

December
Vol. 25, No. 4  

2005

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Special Theme: 
Diversity in the Health Professions

Why Health Professions for Diversity Coalition?  Why Now? 
Geraldine Bednash, Ph.D., R.N., Moraith G. North, Marian Osterweis, Ph.D., Jeanne Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., Charles Terrell, Ed.D., and Richard Valachovic, D.M.D., M.P.H.
 

The New Summer Medical and Dental Education Program:  A New Effort by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Diversify Medicine and Dentistry
Douglas P. Merrill, Ph.D. and Jeremiah L. Putnam, Ph.D.

Critical Partners: The Role of Health Professions Advisors in the Success of the Summer Medical Education Program Recruitment Efforts 
Kevin Harris, M.S.A.

The ADA’s Commitment to Diversity in Dentistry
Beverly Skoog, M.A.

Schools of Public Health and American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
Mah-Sere Keita Sow, M.P.H.

Recruiting a Diverse Veterinary Student Body
Ronnie G. Elmore, D.V.M., M.S., D.A.C.T.

Diversity: A Missing Link to Professionalism
Marie A. Chisholm, Pharm.D.

Viewpoints:

Opportunities and Challenges:  Advising the Millennial Generation 
Denise D. Gibson, Ph.D., L.I.S.W. and Carol L. Elam, Ed.D.

Research Article: 

Academic Preparation for Medical School:  What Second Year Medical Students Perceive to be Important 
Kerry L. Cheesman, Ph.D., KT Mechlin, M.S., Peggy Abels, M.S., Jeanne Barnett, Ph.D., Marivern Easton, M.A., and Ian Cheesman

 


2006
March     June     September     December

 
March
Vol. 26, No. 1  

2006

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2006 Abstracts available summer 2007

Collection of Articles

American Medical Student Association “Taking Control of Your Premedical Experience”
Benny Esparra and Trina Denton

The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) “…a history of service, a tradition of caring…”
Alden M. Landry

Predental Enrichment Activities of U.S. Colleges and Universities
Lauren E. Mentasti, B.S. and Edward A. Thibodeau, D.M.D., Ph.D.
 

HOSA:  An Inclusive National Health Professions Organization
Debra Kirchoff-Glazier, Ph.D.

Research Report: Validity of the Medical College Admission Test for Predicting Medical School Performance
Ellen R. Julian, Ph.D.

A Premed Advisor’s Curriculum for Increasing Verbal Reasoning Scores
Gina Paul, Ph.D.

Viewpoint:

Biomedical Research as an Integrated Feature of the Undergraduate Pre-Medical Curriculum
Melissa Betz Cichowicz, Ph.D.

Highlight on a Profession: What is Occupational Therapy, anyway?
Barbara P. Kresge, M.S., O.T.R.

Book Review: 

Polio: An American Story
David M. Oshinsky
Review by Robert Cannon, Ph.D.

 

June
Vol. 26, No. 2  

2006

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2006 Abstracts available summer 2007

Special Theme: 
Criminal Background Checks

Criminal Background Checks: Meeting the Expectations of the Public and the Needs of the Profession
Robert Sabalis, Ph.D.

The Criminal Background Check Requirement for Medical School Admission: Keeping Minority Applicants and the Criminal Justice System in Close Perspective
Cynthia E. Boyd, M.D.

Boston University School of Medicine: One School’s Approach to Criminal Background Checks
Robert Witzburg, M.D.

Public Health: A Field Whose Time Has Come – Association of Schools of Public Health Launch Common Application Service
Arthur J. Culbert, Ph.D., Allison J. Foster, M.B.A., C.A.E., William H. Harvey, Ph.D., and Jeffery T. Johnson, Ph.D.

The International Job Market for Public Health Graduates: Supply and Demand
Caitlin Kennedy, M.P.H., Jane Park, and Timothy Baker, M.D./M.P.H.
 

A Top Ten List of Premedical Student “Diseases and Syndromes”
Kerry L. Cheesman, Ph.D.

Book Review: 

Mountains Beyond Mountains:  The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
Tracy Kidder
Review by Karen deOlivares

 

September
Vol. 26, No. 3  

2006

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2006 Abstracts available summer 2007

Special Theme: 
Highlights of the Meeting

Maintaining the Fire
Jacqueline Gaines, M.S.N.

Shaping Tomorrow’s Doctors: The Path Begins Here
Sandra O. Gold, Ed.D.

A Challenge for Medicine and for Society:  Responding to Changes in Physician Supply and Demand
Carol Elam, Ed.D., Robert F. Sabalis, Ph.D., Thomas Levitan, M.Ed., Vicki Fields, B.S. and John D. Schriner, Ph.D.

Here Come the Predental Students
Anne Wells, Ed.D., Thomas Luten, M.A. and Mark D. Mitchell, M.A.

Religion, Politics and LGBT Issues and Their Role in the Medical School Admissions Process
Edward Miller, M.A., Chere Pereira, B.A., Glenn Cummings, Ph. D., Joni Huff, M.A. and Richard Wallace, M.A.

Coast to Coast: Preparing for the Storm Advocating for Yourself and Your Program
Amy L. Burkert, Ph.D. and Carol S. Weisse, Ph.D.

Hot Topics
Karen deOlivares, Ph.D.

Book Review: 

A  Time to Hear, A Time to Help: Listening to People with Cancer
Daniel Rosenblum, M.D.
Review by Laurence A. Savett, M.D.

 

December
Vol. 26, No. 4  

2006

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2006 Abstracts available summer 2007

Special Theme: 
Optometry

Optometrists for the 21st Century
Hector C. Santiago, O.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.O.

State of Profession: U.S. eye, vision care market grew 6.5% since 2004

Trends in Student Enrollment and Applications
Enid-Mai Jones, M.A., M.Ed., Patricia Coe O’Rourke, M.A. and Joanne Zuckerman, M.A.

Diversity in Optometric Education
Melvin D. Shipp, O.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.        

Cultural Competency and Optometric Education
LeVelle B. Jenkins, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Student Recruitment in the Teleconferencing Age
Barbara W. Brown, O.D.

Student Perspective on the First Year Experience in Optometry School
Barbara McGinley, M.A.

Optometry Admission Testing Program (OAT)
Mark Colip, O.D.

Addressing the Shortage of Physician-Scientists One Student at a Time
Jennifer L. Bloom, Ed.D., Amanda E. Propst Cuevas, M.A., and Katie Andre

Exhibit Review:  A Visit to Dr. Gunther von Hagens’ “BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies”
Melissa Betz Cichowicz, Ph.D.

 


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