Research Brief
Air Force, Army, and Navy training programs for enlisted medical personnel are being consolidated to increase interoperability. A RAND methodology defines standards of practice across services and evaluates options for obtaining qualified personnel.
News Release
New recommendations to limit the fatigue and workload of medical residents could cost the nation's teaching hospitals about $1.6 billion annually. These measures' effectiveness at preventing medical errors and patient harm is unknown and would not mitigate their high net costs to the hospitals.
News Release
School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse.
Report
A methodology is outlined for defining a common standard of practice that can be applied to the surgical technologist specialty -- or any other medical specialty -- with the goal of consolidating training for enlisted military personnel across services.
News Release
Education and employment preferences in Qatar are not well aligned with the demands of the Persian Gulf state's labor market, and existing post-secondary educational offerings do not meet all of the nation's needs.
Research Brief
Despite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill students' mental health needs over the long term.
Journal Article
A RAND/John A. Hartford Foundation initiative, Building Interdisciplinary Geriatric Health Care Research Centers, seeks to promote such research through developing innovative clinical and health services interventions. Interdisciplinary education, mentoring, and training opportunities, particularly for junior investigators, are the critical components necessary to foster multiprofessional research endeavors.
Journal Article
The authors believe the best way to enhance effectiveness is to build education into the system rather than rely on a separate system for education.
Journal Article
Although the concept of altruism in medicine has a long tradition in Western thought, little empirical research has been carried out recently in this area.
Journal Article
SES impacts future health outcomes, although the primary influence is education and not an individual's financial resources.
Journal Article
Examine symptomatology and mental health service use following students' contact with a large urban school district's suicide prevention program.
Journal Article
Despite efforts to support students affected by the hurricanes, schools were limited in their ability to implement disaster-focused programs.
Research Brief
This fact sheet summarizes a program guide, or tool kit, that describes a variety of school-based mental health programs for students exposed to trauma, such as Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, and community or personal violence.
News Release
April 12, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Recommends Extensive Mental Health Training for Health Providers in Conflict-Affected Countries
Journal Article
This article provides information derived from the findings of The Licensed Acupuncture Collaborative (LAC) Study conducted in California during 2002-2003.
Journal Article
Mental health care for trauma-exposed populations in conflict-affected developing countries is often provided by PHPs.
Journal Article
Substance use initiation and frequency are associated with reduced educational attainments among adolescents. Reductions in the frequency of alcohol, stimulants and other drug use and the elimination of marijuana use were each associated independently with increased likelihoods of school attendance.
Journal Article
School counselors need to have accurate and age-appropriate prevention education information in order to counsel teens on drug use.
Report
Can the Army effectively implement clinical treatment guidelines in its military treatment facilities to achieve consistent and high-quality practices throughout its health system?
Report
Evaluates a pilot fellowship program on patient safety concepts that addresses the issue of deaths from preventable medical errors.
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