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A total of 160 high school students in the Pitt County and the Greenville city school systems participated in two summer institutes which were conducted to alter the attitudes and interests of students regarding vocational education. Participants for the institutes were chosen from the top two academic quartiles, after which an experimental and control group were established. The experimental group participated in a specially designed four-week institute involving many kinds of exposure to vocational education. The control group did not receive any treatment. Followup studies were conducted on both groups to determine the type of postsecondary education institution that participants chose to attend. Student attitudes and interests did change, more so for males than for females. Fourteen percent of the total experimental group enrolled in a technical institute, community college, or trade school compared to five percent of the control group. (Author/VA)

This study was conducted to design an educational program for physician's assistant that would conform to the American Medical Association's essential requirements for the occupation and to determine the feasibility of establishing such a program at Pitt Technical Institute in North Carolina. The investigation covered selection procedures, curriculum, space and equipment, authorization to practice and to dispense drugs, reimbursement and employment, factors and resources necessary for program implementation, area to be served, candidate requirements and preceptorships, and expected results of the program. It was concluded that a fully accredited program could be offered by a community college or technical institute in North Carolina and should consist of a 24-month curriculum and nine months of pre-clinical courses. Further conclusions are offered relating to facility requirements, instructional and administrative staff, faculty qualifications, area to be served, and potential employment sites. Tables provide additional data concerning recommended budget, area population, area patient-physician ratio, and physician distribution. Appended materials include admission application and interview scoring forms and a list of prescription drugs which may be dispensed by physician's assistants. (NJ)