Identifying the core concepts of pharmacology education

Abstract Pharmacology education currently lacks an agreed knowledge curriculum. Evidence from physics and biology education indicates that core concepts are useful and effective structures around which such a curriculum can be designed to facilitate student learning. Building on previous work, we de...

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Main Authors: Paul J. White (Author), Elizabeth A. Davis (Author), Marina Santiago (Author), Tom Angelo (Author), Alison Shield (Author), Anna‐Marie Babey (Author), Barbara Kemp‐Harper (Author), Gregg Maynard (Author), Hesham S. Al‐Sallami (Author), Ian F. Musgrave (Author), Lynette B. Fernandes (Author), Suong N. T. Ngo (Author), Tina Hinton (Author)
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Published: Wiley, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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