Implementation of Task-based and problem-based Pharmacotherapy Course for Pre-Clinical Medical Students

Abstract

Pharmacology, like other basic science disciplines, is still taught
didactically in many medical schools. Increasing number of drugs, changes on
general principles of mechanisms of drug action and more information on
properties of drugs require innovative approaches to undergraduate education.
Research in medical and pharmaceutical education is increasingly utilizing a
variety of innovative teaching methods to ultimately improve retention of
knowledge.
This paper describes implementation of new task-based and problem-based pharmacotherapy
course for 3rd year pre-clinical medical students at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Omdurman Islamic University.

Keywords: Pharmacotherapy, Task-based learning, P -drug

Sudan Journal of Medical Science Vol. 3 (4) 2008: pp. 269-273