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Pharmacogenetics education in British medical schools |
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| Authors: | Jenny E. Higgs Julie Andrews David Gurwitz Katherine Payne William Newman |
| Affiliation: | 1. Central Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK 2. School of Pharmacy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK 3. National Laboratory for the Genetics of Israeli Populations, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel 4. Health Methodology Research Group, The University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK 5. Medical Genetics, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK 6. Regional Genetics Service, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, St. Mary’s Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester, M13 OJH, UK 7. Department of Medical Genetics, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, St. Mary’s Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 OJH, UK |
| Abstract: | Pharmacogenetic tests allow medications to be tailored to individual patients to improve efficacy and reduce drug toxicity. In 2005, the International Society of Pharmacogenomics (ISP) made recommendations for undergraduate medical teaching in pharmacogenetics. We aimed to establish the quantity and scope of this in British medical schools. An electronic survey was sent to all British medical schools. Nineteen out of 34 (56%) medical schools responded. Sixteen of the 19 (84%) respondents provided pharmacogenetics teaching, usually 1–2 h in total. Only four (21%) medical schools offered the four or more hours of teaching recommended by the ISP. However, 10 of 16 (63%) schools felt the amount of pharmacogenetic teaching offered was sufficient. The quantity of undergraduate teaching of pharmacogenetics is low. However, a majority of UK medical schools teach it, covering a broad scope of elements. It is encouraging that future clinicians are being provided with the knowledge to deliver pharmacogenetics into clinical practice. |
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