BACKGROUND Racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in the health professions. Affirmative action and educational pipeline programs play a vital role in increasing the diversity of health professions, addressing educational opportunity gaps, and reducing health disparities. Part 1 of this 2-part series discusses the need for educational pipeline programs to assist underrepresented mino...

the planning and evaluation programs in higher education have been established for quality improvement and the main purpose of internal evaluation is to encourage the staff to feel responsible for educational quality. internal evaluation plan have welcomed in iran and faculty members in educational programs have started to perform this plan since 1995. the received results of the evaluation pro...

This paper presents some ideas to preschool educators and policy makers about how to make validated educational models central in standards for preschool education-and-care programs that are available to all 3-and 4-year-olds. An educational model is a coherent body of program practices, curriculum content, program and child assessment, and teacher training. Educational models are meant to cont...

BACKGROUND Integrative medicine is defined as relationship-centered care that focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing, including evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. Pediatric integrative medicine (PIM) develops and promotes this...

l Educators in development, implementation, and evaluation of practical, vocational nursing curricula. l Students in understanding expectations of their competencies upon completion of the educational program. l Prospective employers in appropriate utilization of the practical/vocational nurse. l Consumers in understanding the scope of practice and level of responsibility of the practical/vocat...