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ArticleBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2019

Evaluation of online clinical pharmacology curriculum resources for medical students.

Xi Yue Zhang, Anne M Holbrook, Laura Nguyen, Justin Lee, Saeed Al Qahtani, Michael Cristian Garcia, Dan Perri, Mitchell Levine, Rakesh V Patel, Simon Maxwell

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Article in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Xi Yue ZhangBachelor of Integrated Sciences Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3819-5344
Anne M HolbrookDivision of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3371-4187
Laura NguyenBachelor of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Justin LeeDivision of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Saeed Al QahtaniDivision of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Michael Cristian GarciaHealth Studies Program, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Dan PerriDivision of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Mitchell LevineDivision of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Rakesh V PatelDepartment of Critical Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Simon MaxwellClinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3032-7237

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo identify and evaluate clinical pharmacology (CP) online curricular (e-Learning) resources that are internationally available for medical students.

methodsLiterature searches of Medline, EMBASE and ERIC databases and an online survey of faculty members of international English language medical schools, were used to identify CP e-Learning resources. Resources that were accessible online in English and aimed to improve the quality of prescribing specific medications were then evaluated using a summary percentage score for comprehensiveness, usability and quality, and for content suitability.

resultsOur literature searches and survey of 252 faculty (40.7% response rate) in 219 medical schools identified 22 and 59 resources respectively. After screening and removing duplicates, 8 eligible resources remained for evaluation. Mean total score was 53% (standard deviation = 13). The Australian National Prescribing Curriculum, ranked highest with a score of 77%, based primarily on very good ratings for usability, quality and suitable content.

conclusionUsing a novel method and evaluation metric to identify, classify, and rate English language CP e-Learning resources, the National Prescribing Curriculum was the highest ranked open access resource. Future work is required to implement and evaluate its effectiveness on prescribing competence.

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CurriculumEducation, DistanceEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFacultyFeasibility StudiesHumansPharmacology, ClinicalProgram EvaluationSchools, MedicalStudents, MedicalSurveys and Questionnairesclinical pharmacologycurriculumeducatione-Learningprescribing

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PMID31385322
PMCPMC6848894

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