Journal of allied health
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Journal of allied health · Jan 1995
Historical ArticleOutcomes research and the allied health professional.
Outcomes research has become increasingly important in recent years in evaluating the quality of health care and in making policy and clinical decisions. There has been a growing awareness of the need to adapt outcomes research methods for the assessment of treatments provided by the allied health research and professional communities. ⋯ This article provides an overview of the history of the outcomes research movement, with specific reference to federal government involvement. Differences between efficacy and effectiveness research are delineated, the problems in undertaking outcomes studies to evaluate allied health-provided treatments are discussed, and strategy for increasing the use of outcomes research in the assessment of allied health treatments is given.
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Journal of allied health · Jan 1990
An investigation of academic dishonesty in allied health: incidence and definitions.
Educators in the health sciences are concerned about academic dishonesty and are searching for methods to control misconduct. If students falsify academic work, their behavior pattern may continue in professional practice, endangering the health and well-being of the patients in their care. ⋯ Major findings included: 1) faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students differ in their definitions of some types of dishonest behavior; and 2) the most common types of dishonest behavior identified by faculty and students involve cheating and plagiarism. Future research is warranted with attention given to the causal factors leading to academic dishonesty and patterns of dishonesty in academic and practice settings.
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Journal of allied health · Jan 1990
Competencies for directors of allied health programs in academia.
In this three-round Delphi study, a panel of allied health educators and administrators in academia validated 114 competency statements for directors of academic allied health programs. The statements were grouped into six administrator role categories and rated on a five-position scale, ranging from essential to not important. Statements were ranked according to their mean and median. ⋯ As resource developers, they should be competent managers of people, and they should be competent evaluators of their programs, faculty, and staff. Program directors should demonstrate competent organizational and interpersonal skills and should be receptive to both internal and external constituencies. This study was a first step in determining generic competencies appropriate for hiring, developing, and promoting directors of academic allied health programs.
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Journal of allied health · Jan 1989
Research productivity of allied health faculty in academic health centers.
As colleges of allied health become a more integral part of the academic community, faculty will increasingly be expected to contribute to the research mission of their respective institutions. The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics associated with research productivity of allied health faculty. A survey was mailed to 1444 full-time faculty members in 50 academic health centers nationwide, representing 10 of the most prevalent allied health fields. ⋯ Results of the regression analysis showed that 44% of the variance in total publications was explained by an earned doctorate, hours spent in research, and salary. As a group, the study results showed that allied health faculty were not prolific researchers and did not publish extensively. Although faculty distributed their time among teaching, research, service, consulting, and practice, the greater percentage of faculty time was spent in teaching and service.