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F J Morris

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PubMed1987

A comparison of three allied health manpower projection methodologies.

Three manpower projection methodologies most often employed in the allied health sciences were compared: population ratio, occupational matrix, and regression analysis. Comparisons were made among the methodologies themselves, their strengths, and their weaknesses. These methodologies were then applied to the largest allied health discipline - clinical laboratory sciences - using Kentucky statewide data. The resultant projections were then compared with actual data (F.J. Morris, PhD, unpublished data, 1985). The most appropriate methodology to be used by the administrator should be determined by his/her specific needs and goals in relation to the specific strengths and weaknesses of the individual methodology.

Allied Health Personnel↗
PubMed1986

Impact of computerization on laboratory staffing.

On the basis of state-wide longitudinal data from 80% of the hospitals in Kentucky, regression manpower models were developed. The results indicate that computers in hospital laboratories do not necessarily cut down on manpower needs but rather increase the number of higher-level manpower positions, those of medical technologists.

Computers↗
PubMed1984

Statewide articulation for allied health: a conceptual model in action.

Under the auspices of the Kentucky Council on Higher Education, and with the aim of delineating issues in allied health education and making recommendations for alleviating the issues, an indepth, two-year study was completed in 1975. The primary recommendations pertained to the development of a statewide plan for allied health education that would result in an articulated statewide system permitting entry and exit of prepared personnel at a variety of levels and improving inter-institutional efforts to share educational resources. In the following four years a foundation was laid for developing the system. An articulated system of allied health education was developed in six disciplinary clusters to serve as a model for other states: clinical laboratory, dental auxiliaries, dietetics/nutrition, rehabilitation therapies, radiological science, and respiratory therapy programs. All levels of programs within each discipline cluster existing in Kentucky are included in the system. The study includes a design phase and an implementation phase. During the design phase, six discipline advisory groups developed articulation models for the programs in each discipline. Implementation phase accomplishments include signed transfer agreements, development of model and core curricula, design for graduate follow-up, publications, development of manpower models, and increased cooperation among project participants.

Allied Health Personnel↗
PubMed1983

Utilization of cognitive style mapping in conjunction with individualized instruction.

Lack of adequate clinical facilities associated with the institution resulted in MLT students rarely receiving didactic and clinical instruction at the same time. Students had problems transferring knowledge from clinical situations to later lectures and from lectures one semester to clinical practicum next semester. Additionally, their success rate on certification examinations was low. An individualized curriculum utilizing cognitive style mapping for course "prescriptions" resulted in a greatly improved success rate on certification examinations; clinical preceptors and employers reported improved student and graduate performance at clinical sites.

Cognition↗