Neuroimmune pharmacology as a sub-discipline of medical neuroscience in the medical school curriculum.

ABSTRACT: The emerging field of neuroimmune pharmacology (NIP) is the confluence of three distinct disciplines: neuroscience, immunology, and pharmacology (Gendelman and Ikezu 2008). NIP was born from the realization that inflammation within the central nervous system (CNS) plays a crucial role in many neurological pathologies and as such offers a rich array of novel pharmacological targets as potential therapeutics. As this field is likely to have a major impact in medical science, educating future physicians on this area will help increase awareness and may potentially inspire them to pursue careers in the field of NIP. However, a key challenge for medical educators, is how best to incorporate new material on emerging fields, such as NIP, into the medical school curriculum, specifically in the con

SUBMITTER: Freilich RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3101078 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature