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P J Strand

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PubMed1984

Distribution of behavioral science faculty in United States medical schools: 1968-1969 and 1978-1979.

The Association of American Medical Colleges' faculty profiles were analyzed for 117 U.S. medical schools for the years 1968/1969 and 1978/1979. The growth of behavioral science faculty more than matched that of all medical school faculty (i.e. 78 vs 65%) in full-time tenure-track positions over this 10-year period. Most behavioral science medical school faculty are psychologists. Although still small in numbers, faculty from other disciplines such as anthropology and sociology have gained increasing acceptance, and these 117 medical schools now employ at least 20 full-time economists and 13 who have earned degrees in political science. The growth of behavioral science faculty has been primarily in clinical departments, and those who are associated with independent departments of behavioral science remained virtually static (87 vs 88) over this 10 year period.

Behavioral Sciences↗
PubMed1984

Employment predictors among Indochinese refugees.

"The influx of Indochinese refugees into the United States since 1975 has forced policy development in various resettlement areas. Considerable emphasis has been placed on employment and employment barriers. This article investigates the refugee employment process. A multivariate model is used to distinguish employed from unemployed refugees. Early arrivals, recent arrivals, and each of the four major ethnic groups are investigated separately."

Americas↗
PubMed1983

Health service utilization by Indochinese refugees.

In this article the utilization of medical services by Indochinese refugees is examined. A representative sample of the refugee population in one resettlement site provides basic data on health service utilization behaviors. The analysis focuses on the situational and attitudinal determinants of hospital contact, physician contact, and the volume of utilization of both services. The findings indicate that length of residence and ethnicity are important predictors of utilization behaviors. The most recently arrived refugees and the Hmong are low utilizers of physician and hospital services. A regression analysis of situational and attitudinal variables shows that effects of length of residence and ethnicity do not diminish when the effects of the other variables are considered. Although the results are similar to previous utilization studies, they do suggest that Indochinese refugees require more information about United States health services to utilize them properly.

Asia, Southeastern↗