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                                                                     Key Issue Book for
                                                                     Dr.  Vernon  Wilson
                                                                     February  9,  1971


                                    Manpower and Training


             The major objective of Regional Medical Programs in the area of   manpower
             and training is to increase the effectiveness of manpower in  the  delivery
             of health services.  All types of health professionals need to concern
             themselves with problems of access to care, reduction in  costs,  improved
             efficiency of health care, the importance of an  interdisciplinary  approac
             the use of patient care data to define the educational problems,  and  the
             development of new yardsticks for evaluation.  None'of these aspects of
             health care can be met by one segment of the health community  alone  since

             they cut across all phases of community life.


             As regions expand, the availability of manpower and the use of new skills,
             the requirement will become greater to help people accept the new  uses  of
             manpower. The need to understand what is happening in the  process  of  ex-
             tension of services, the importance of evaluating changes, and  the  skills
             required to monitor the quality of services that emerge will  be  demanding
             and may be carried out by people with little experience with such a responsi-
             bility.  Regional Medical Programs places major emphasis on stimulating people
             who have the responsibility for continuing education programming to set

             priorities on these kinds of problem areas.


             Continuing education is being redefined as a process to affect the manpower
             problem.  Many regions are now developing programs directed to the development
             of a new type of manpower or expanded roles for  existing  manpower.  Some
             r6gions have given new visability to the manpower problem by organizing sub-
             committees of their regional advisory groups  or  establis  ng  nter-agency









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                          'ttees.  others are seeking manpower expertise in recruitment
            manpower comma
            of core staff or have employed consultants to provide them with'this expertise.
            Some regions are giving serious consideration to determination of the market

            demand for new health occupations and the potential of these occupations for

            future career development.



            All of the funds in manpower and training are being channelled toward the

            major ob ective.