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The direct costs of training child health associates were determined by analyzing the actual expenses for a seven year period (July, 1968 - June, 1975) of the three-year, University of Colorado School of Medicine's Child Health Associate Program. Costs were allocated into six categories: start-up, teaching, administration, evaluation, deployment and student support. The costs were calculated per trainee(N = 61) per year of training. The estimated time spent by the faculty in administrative, teaching and research activities was also determined.
Administrative and teaching expenses of the Child Health Associate Program were S4655/student/year. Start-up, evaluation, deployment and student support costs totaled S3848/student/year.
Conclusion: Child health associates are fully prepared to diagnose and treat more than 90% of ambulatory pediatric patients at a cost of less than one-third the expense of educating a pediatrician to perform the same functions and activities. A rational health planning policy should include the extensive utilization of child health associates as primary health care providers for children.
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Ott, J., Knox, G. & Sliver, H. COSTS OF EDUCATING CHILD HFALTH ASSOCIATES. Pediatr Res 11, 380 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197704000-00068
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