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Gac Med Mex 2008; 144 (6)
La enseñanza de la farmacología en las escuelas de medicina. Situación actual y perspectivas
Rodríguez-Carranza R, Vidrio H, Campos-Sepúlveda E
Idioma: Español
Referencias bibliográficas: 56
Paginas: 463-472
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RESUMEN
La farmacología es una ciencia básica que estudia las interacciones entre los fármacos y la materia viva. En las escuelas de medicina se imparte en el segundo año y su estudio se centra en los fundamentos de la disciplina y en los fármacos útiles en el tratamiento de las enfermedades del hombre. Se asume que este conocimiento farmacológico se repasa y expande en los cursos clínicos y que los estudiantes están preparados para prescribir fármacos apropiadamente cuando se gradúan. Sin embargo, desde hace varios años se sabe que la educación farmacológica es insuficiente y que la prescripción irracional de medicamentos es muy frecuente. La sobrecarga de información y la proliferación de nuevos medicamentos son dos factores que contribuyen a este problema. Para enfrentar esta situación se ha recomendado la elaboración de programas básicos de farmacología y una lista de fármacos prototipo. Con base en nuestra experiencia docente identificamos el contenido de lo que debe constituir un programa básico de farmacología, y publicamos una guía para orientar el estudio de la disciplina. Ambos documentos permiten a los estudiantes apreciar qué necesitan aprender del conocimiento farmacológico y los fármacos que deben manejar; el total de ellos se limita a 168. Nuestro programa representa el primer esfuerzo para medicalizar la enseñanza de la farmacología en las escuelas de medicina; esperamos que la mayoría de ellas lo consideren, ya que se puede aplicar a todas las modalidades curriculares vigentes.
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