British journal of clinical pharmacology
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Br J Clin Pharmacol · Jul 2008
Undergraduate preparation for prescribing: the views of 2413 UK medical students and recent graduates.
To gather opinions from UK medical students and recent graduates about their undergraduate training to prescribe and their confidence about meeting the relevant competencies identified by the General Medical Council (GMC). ⋯ Many respondents clearly perceived a lack of learning opportunities and assessment related to the safe and effective use of drugs and had little confidence that they would meet the competencies identified by the GMC. There is an urgent need to review undergraduate training in this area.