Clinical pharmacology education in Europe: undergraduate through postgraduate to continuing professional development.
Education and training in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT) has undergone many changes over the last decade. Most of these changes have been driven by changes to the general medical curriculum that primarily affects undergraduates but impacts into the postgraduate and the continuing medical educations areas. Some of the changes that have taken place are described in this article and suggestions are made to make sure that the quality of education in CPT is sustained, and if possible improved.
Orme
Michael C L'E
MC
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom. morme@eandthome.demon.co.uk
D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000592:standards; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D010601:Pharmacology, Clinical / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards