Prescribing Competence of Canadian Medical Graduates: National Survey of Medical School Leaders

• DOI: 10.3390/ime3020010
• Publication Date: 2024-04-01T09:44:36Z
• Authors: Anne M. Holbrook; Simran Lohit; Oswin Chang; Jiawen Deng; Dan Perri; Gousia Dhhar; Mitchell Levine; Jill Rudkowski; Heather McLeod; Kaitlynn Rigg; Victoria Telford; Anthony J. Levinson
• Keywords: Canada; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; LC8-6691; R; Medicine; survey; prescribing competency; medication safety; medical education; Special aspects of education

Suboptimal knowledge of clinical pharmacology, therapeutics, and toxicology (CPT) poor-quality prescribing are threats to patient safety. Our previous national survey medical faculty identified limited confidence in student graduates’ ability safely prescribe, as well an interest a competence assessment. Given the in-person challenges posed by restrictions related COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed re-evaluate opinions gauge e-learning resources assessments. Using public sources, sampling frame school leaders from all 17 Canadian schools, including deans, vice-deans, program directors for clerkship, residency, e-learning, were invited participate cross-sectional survey. Survey questions finalized after several rounds testing, analyses descriptive. Of 1448 invitations, 411 (28.4%) individuals reviewed survey, and, among them, 278 (67.6%) completed at least one question, with representation schools. While more than 90% respondents agreed that students should meet minimum standard competence, only (7.9%) could vouch their meeting objectives CPT, many had significant concerns about own or other schools’ recent graduate abilities. lack local CPT e-curricula resources, there was strong online course assessment CPT. results suggest ongoing inadequacy trainees’ also provide endorsement both during school.