Medical Student Education in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

The number and potency of drugs have increased dramatically in the last 40 years and problems with education on the use of drugs in therapeutics are documents.

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Editorials1 January 1988Medical Student Education in Clinical Pharmacology and TherapeuticsD. CRAIG BRATER, M.D., DAVID W. NIERENBERG, M.D.D. CRAIG BRATER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID W. NIERENBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-1-136 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA position paper ( 1 ) in this issue documents problems with education on the use of drugs in therapeutics. The number and potency of drugs have increased dramatically in the last 40 years. During clinical training, the traditional emphasis on making a correct diagnosis has not been accompanied by equal emphasis on developing the best therapeutic plan, and medical students and house-staff are not adequately trained in the principles of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics and, as young physicians, are poorly prepared to integrate new developments in drug therapy into their pharmaceutical armamentarium. These deficiencies need to be corrected at...References1. . Improving medical education in therapeutics. Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:145-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. FISHERBIANCHINEPALMER JJR. Survey of clinical pharmacology programs in the U. S. and Canadian medical schools. J Med Educ. 1980;55:168-72. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. The Anglo-American workshop on clinical pharmacology. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1986;39:435-80. Google Scholar4. NIERENBERG D. Report of survey of clinical pharmacology teaching in U. S. medical schools, and discussion of January 1986 Dartmouth workshop on teaching clinical pharmacology to medical students. Norristown, Pennsylvania: American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Google Scholar5. PECKHALKIN CH. Therapeutic decision-making for second-year medical students. J Med Educ. 1981;56:1024-6. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. SPECTORROBERTS RR. Physician education and drug therapy. J Clin Pharmacol 1983;23:491-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FERGUSONVLASSES RP. Clinical pharmacology for fourth-year medical students. J Clin Pharmacol. 1984;24:271-2. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. NIERENBERGSTUKEL DT. The effects of a required fourth-year clinical pharmacology course on student attitudes and subsequent performance. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1986;40:488-93. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. MCCARTY D. Why are today's medical students choosing high-technology specialties over internal medicine? N Engl J Med. 1987;317:567-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. KLETKESCHLEITERTARLOV PMA. Changes in the supply of internists: the internal medicine population from 1978 to 1998. Ann Intern Med. 1987;107:93-100. LinkGoogle Scholar11. NIERENBERG D. Clinical pharmacology instruction for all medical students. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1986;40:483-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAssessing Patient Management Plans of Doctors and Medical Students: An Illness Script PerspectiveClinical case processing: a diagnostic versus a management focusAmerican Board of Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship Training and Certification in Clinical Pharmacology: Educational Value and Future Needs for the DisciplineTeaching Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Selective for Fourth-Year Medical StudentsChanging the countenance of pharmacology courses in medical schoolsThe Merck Company Foundation and geriatricsAppropriateness of Geriatric Prescribing Decisions Made by Nurse Practitioners and PhysiciansRole of the General Clinical Research Center in Teaching Clinical ManagementClinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Primary Care: An Elective for Fourth-Year Medical StudentsThe American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Programs to support education in clinical pharmacologyPrescribing for Unlabeled Conditions: Patient Benefit or Therapeutic Roulette?Profile of Clinical Pharmacologists in the United StatesTeaching Clinical Pharmacology: Coordination with Medical Pharmacology CoursesDevelopment of a Computer-Based Instructional System in Pharmacokinetics: Efficacy in Clinical Pharmacology Teaching for Senior Medical StudentsInstruction in Clinical Pharmacology: Changes in the WindClinical Pharmacy and Clinical Research 1 January 1988Volume 108, Issue 1Page: 136-137KeywordsClinical pharmacologyDrug therapyDrugsMedical education Issue Published: 1 January 1988 PDF DownloadLoading ...