title: The science of safety curriculum in US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the integration of science of safety (SoS) topics in doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curricula of US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire that contained items pertaining to what and how SoS topics are taught in PharmD curricula was e-mailed to representatives at 107 US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the colleges and schools responding indicated that they had integrated SoS topics into their curriculum, however, some gaps (eg, teaching students about communicating risk, Food and Drug Administration [FDA] Sentinel Initiative, utilizing patient databases) were identified that need to be addressed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FDA and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) should continue to collaborate to develop resources needed to ensure that topics proposed by the FDA in their SoS framework are taught at all colleges and schools of pharmacy.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, Faser Hall, Rm 225, University, MS 38677, USA. dswest@olemiss.edu
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: West-Strum
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Basak
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Holdford
authors.forename: Terri L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Warholak
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D034742:Electronic Mail; D006801:Humans; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D014495:Universities