Teaching and learning pharmacology in Brazil before COVID-19 pandemic: a case study in Rio de Janeiro.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge of pharmacology is crucial for physicians to perform rational and safe medicine. Medical professionals are responsible for prescribing drugs and a weak performace of those can result in medication errors leading to disability, hospitalization, and death, among other situations. It occurs worldwide, including in Brazil, so that learning pharmacology impacts on public health service. We aim to investigate the current pharmacology educational practices in medical schools in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Methods

We surveyed 14 of 22 medical schools in Rio de Janeiro. Pharmacology teachers (n=16) and medical students (n=89) answered a semi-structured questionnaire that included questions about the staff characteristics, pharmacology content, teacher's

SUBMITTER: Fidalgo-Neto AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature