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A H Novack

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PubMed1979

Postgraduate training in ambulatory pediatrics. Program evaluation.

Ambulatory pediatric, adolescent medicine, and child development fellowship programs listed in the Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA) newsletter were surveyed to gather information about the programs for prospective fellows, to develop a descriptive summary, and to determine the extent to which programs adhere to APA guidelines. Number and types of positions offered, criteria for admission to programs, program educational objectives and activities, and career choice of graduates were examined for the 73 programs offering 132 fellowship positions in 1976 to 1977. In general, APA guidelines were followed. Programs emphasized patient care experience in contrast to health care administration, research, and teaching.

Ambulatory Care↗
PubMed1979

Public attitudes toward some changes in the division of labor in medicine.

This study examined public attitudes toward the delegation of medical tasks to nonphysician health workers. Data were obtained in household interviews of a probability sample of the adult residents of Cuyahoga County, Ohio (N = 808). The proportions of the sample giving approval to care from nonphysicians varied widely among the 18 tasks on which opinions were elicited. The results of the public survey were compared to those from an earlier national survey of physicians. Physicians' responses paralleled the responses of the lay public regarding most tasks. However, with respect to regular checkups on babies and prenatal checkups, markedly higher proportions of the physicians than the public were willing to delegate to nonphysicians. The analysis indicated that public attitudes toward task delegation in medical practice do not bear strong relationships to social status indicators, political self-designations, or preceived health status.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed1978

Work settings and job satisfaction: a study of primary care physicians and paramedical personnel.

This paper examines job satisfaction of primary care physicians and paramedical personnel in traditional office practices and in modern medical organizations. A series of two-way analyses of variance using work settings and occupational level as independent variables showed consistent effects of setting on job satisfaction. In modern organizational settings satisfaction with the work activity, with coworkers, and with income was lower than in traditional practices. Only with respect to income, were physicians, on the average, more satisfied than paramedical workers. The relationships between job satisfaction and the variety and complexity of work as well as ownership of work settings are analyzed and discussed.

Allied Health Personnel↗