Combining academic resources in medical technology education: a model working affiliation.
The consortium concept is being investigated by clinical programs in an age when accountability in education is of great concern. The Combined Programs in Medical Technology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is presented as a model affiliation emphasizing individual program autonomy while contributing the strengths of each to the consortium. The salient points of the affiliation agreement as well as the committee structure to ensure cooperative curriculum development are described. Also included is a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the cooperative arrangement that have surfaced after approximately ten years of existence.
D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*