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Title: | Developing an international concept-based curriculum for pharmacology education: The promise of core concepts and concept inventories | Contributor(s): | Guilding, Clare (author); Kelly-Laubscher, Roisin (author); Netere, Adeladlew (author); Babey, Anna-Marie (author) ; Restini, Carolina (author); Cunningham, Margaret (author); Kelly, John P (author); Koenig, Jennifer (author); Karpa, Kelly (author); Hawes, Martin (author); Tucker, Steven J (author); Angelo, Thomas A (author); White, Paul J (author) | Early Online Version: | 2023-12-13 | DOI: | 10.1111/bcp.15985 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/61639 | Abstract: | Over recent years, studies have shown that science and health profession graduates demonstrate gaps in their fundamental pharmacology knowledge and ability to apply pharmacology concepts in practice. This article reviews the current challenges faced by pharmacology educators, including the exponential growth in discipline knowledge and competition for curricular time. We then argue that pharmacology education should focus on essential concepts that enable students to develop beyond 'know' towards 'know how to'. A concept-based approach will help educators prioritize and benchmark their pharmacology curriculum, facilitate integration of pharmacology with other disciplines in the curriculum, create alignment between universities and improve application of pharmacology knowledge to professional contexts such as safe prescribing practices. To achieve this, core concepts first need to be identified and unpacked, and methods for teaching and assessment using concept inventories developed. The International Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Education Section (IUPHAR-Ed) Core Concepts of Pharmacology (CCP) initiative involves over 300 educators from the global pharmacology community. CCP has identified and defined the core concepts of pharmacology, together with key underpinning sub-concepts. To realize these benefits, pharmacology educators must develop methods to teach and assess core concepts. Work to develop concept inventories is ongoing, including identifying student misconceptions of the core concepts and creating a bank of multiple-choice questions to assess student understanding. Future work aims to develop and validate materials and methods to help educators embed core concepts within curricula. Potential strategies that educators can use to overcome factors that inhibit adoption of core concepts are presented. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 1-9 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1365-2125 0306-5251 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 160301 Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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