Do final-year medical students have sufficient prescribing competencies? A systematic literature review.

David J Brinkman; Jelle Tichelaar; Sanne Graaf; René H J Otten; Milan C Richir; Michiel A van Agtmael

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Do final-year medical students have sufficient prescribing competencies? A systematic literature review.

February 14, 2018

Brinkman DJ, Tichelaar J, Graaf S, et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2018;84(4):615-635.

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This literature review examined whether graduating medical students have achieved competence in safe medication prescribing. The included studies showed a lack of consensus about the standards for safe prescribing education in medical school and variation in prescribing skills and knowledge. The authors call for larger and more rigorous studies and clear educational standards to promote safer medication prescribing.

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