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Moore, Donald Edward, Jr. 2014-12-15T18:48:50Z 2014-12-15T18:48:50Z 10000-01-01 1982 1982 The purpose of the study reported here is to examine the organization and administration of Continuing Medical Education (CME) in one of the settings in which it occurs, the academic medical center. Because of the scarcity of research findings on which to base generalizations about the organization and administration of CME in academic medical centers, this study was exploratory, using a combined field study and survey approach. The picture of the organization of CME in medical schools that emerges from this study is a complex one, but one that can be simplified by combining elements of developmental and contingency theories to explain the phenomenon. The developmental model described by Carey for adult liberal education in higher education settings provides criteria which were modified and used to characterize the developmental levels of CME programs. The contingency theory, developed by Lawrence and Lorsch, was used to describe the relationships between structural characteristics and performance. The results of this study demonstrate that CME programs range from very small "one-man operations" to programs that have a large specialized staff and extensive resources. The differences among these programs can be described in terms of contextual and structural variables that can be linked by the conventional organizational growth and development principle: birth, expansion, elaboration, and differentiation. Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T18:48:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8209610.pdf: 12746228 bytes, checksum: e750662afb6a43ce6e4f99ea0eab2848 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1982 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 68948 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 372 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1982. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/68782 (UMI)AAI8209610 Education, Adult and Continuing The Organization and Administration of Continuing Education in Academic Medical Centers text Education Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.