Study of the professions, and the process of professionalisation as an occupational strategy, has mainly concentrated on investigating structures of power, rather than individual and deliberate use of power. This chapter provides a microanalysis of power relations by examining professional power and hierarchy in interpersonal relations within the workplace. It makes links across the spectrum of...

While the representation of black students in medical schools rose dramatically from approximately 2 percent in 1965 to more than 7 percent in 1975, gains in the representation of blacks among health professionals have slowed, with blacks currently representing slightly more than 8 percent of first year medical students in the U.S. The underrepresentation of black Americans in the healthcare pr...

Since the emergence of the field in the 1970s, several trends have begun to challenge the original assumptions, claims, and practices of what became known as the medical humanities. In this article, the authors make the case for the health humanities as a more encompassing label because it captures recent theoretical and pedagogical developments in higher education such as the shift from rigid ...

To compare the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors, including: spiritual growth, nutrition, physical activity, interpersonal relations, health responsibility, and stress management, of healthcare workers with workers of other professions. Cross-sectional observational study among a convenience sample of 285 healthcare workers and 137 of other professions. The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Prof...

The causes of the poor health status of the South African population are probably multifactorial, but to be socially accountable we must ensure that the education and training of health professionals continue to be aligned with the population's health needs. The authors of a seminal report published in the Lancet in 2010 provide guidelines for the future training of health professionals. Since...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of an elective course for health professions students designed to expose, immerse, and provide opportunities for mastery of the core competencies needed for interprofessional collaborative practice (i.e. teamwork, interprofessional communication, values/ethics, and the roles and responsibilities of other health professions). METHODS Undergraduate and graduate ...

A collaborative primary health care service demonstration program was conducted to improve diabetes care among limited English-proficient (LEP) Latino patients. The intervention provided a multilevel approach aimed at patients and health care providers: Community health workers (CHWs) were mobilized to offer diabetes education in Spanish to LEP Latino diabetes patients, and health professions s...

The first year (2003-2004) of a three year nationally funded project focused on completing a scoping exercise on the nature of practice education in five selected health care professions: Dietetics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Radiography (). A survey questionnaire, focus groups and secondary sources were used to collect data. Profession specific contributors completed the ...

THE IMMINENT EXPIRATION of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94484) has refocused discussion among Federal officials upon the direction that health manpower policy should now take. As affected parties, State Governments and health professions schools are assessing their priorities and formulating positions on the issues that will be debated. Although items fo...

WMJ • AUGUST 2016 nity-based training opportunities for health professions students, professional development programs for providers, and health promotion for Wisconsin residents. In 2015, 1,276 health professions students participated in AHEC-sponsored programs. Examples include the signature Community Health Internship Program (CHIP), which placed 85 students in local public health department...