Curricular and Content Survey of Clinical Pharmacokinetics Courses

Objectives. To survey the instructors of clinical pharmacokinetics at all schools and colleges of pharmacy in order to characterize the current state of the art in clinical pharmacokinetics instruction. Methods. All AACP member schools were surveyed regarding both curricular and content issues concerning their institution's pharmacokinetics courses. Survey questions were asked in 4 categories: course curricular information such as credit hours and textbooks used; course design issues describing teaching methods used; specific course content including drugs covered; and web-based resources. Results. Sixty-five institutions responded to this survey. Results indicated a wide variation between institutions in both the curricular design and content for these courses. Conclusions. Curricular and course content of pharmacokinetic courses throughout the country vary widely and incorporate innovative teaching methods. Faculty can identify areas for potential course improvement by comparing their course offerings with the results of this national survey.