[Overview] Future prospects of pharmacology education programs in medical school

Abstract

It is widely recognized that the concept of core curriculum with options is a response to the major problem of content overload. Pharmacology education systems in medical schools are continuously challenged to reform in Japan as well as other countries. The goals of medical workers in patient management are optimization of the pharmaceutics for their patients. To this aim, various new trials have now being conducted. We'll discuss future prospects of pharmacology education keeping designing a next-generation education system in mind.