Matriculants' Compliance with a Required Preventive Health Program

Evaluation of the University of South Florida Medical School's new (1990) preventive health requirements for matriculants showed that expensive requirements had the lowest rate of compliance and inexpensive ones, the highest rates. Enforcement measures significantly improved compliance. Cost wa...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inAcademic medicine Vol. 67; no. 6; p. 403
Main Author Herold, Arthur H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1992
Subjects
College Admission
Compliance (Psychology)
Health Care Costs
Health Promotion
Higher Education
Humans
Immunization
Medical Evaluation
Medical Schools
Medical Students
Patient Compliance
Physical Health
Preventive Health Services - economics
Preventive Medicine
School Policy
State Universities
Students, Medical
University of South Florida
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:Evaluation of the University of South Florida Medical School's new (1990) preventive health requirements for matriculants showed that expensive requirements had the lowest rate of compliance and inexpensive ones, the highest rates. Enforcement measures significantly improved compliance. Cost was seen as a major deterrent to compliance. (Author/DB)
ISSN:1040-2446
DOI:10.1097/00001888-199206000-00012