[Place and mode of teaching therapeutics in the curriculum of medical education].

The current medical school curriculum in France includes a comprehensive examination on therapeutic management which medical students must pass before admission into residency. The proposed reform in the medical school curriculum considerably modifies the training program. The main objective is for students to acquire the minimal degree of responsibility necessary from the very beginning of residency, particularly in terms of therapeutic decision making. A survey currently being analyzed was conductec by the national association for training in therapeutics (APNET) and the national association of French medical students (ANEMF). It showed that at the end of pre-residence training, student demand for practical training in therapeutics and decision making is very strong. This round table revealed a consensus concerning the proposed reform. Faculty members, medical school deans, and students agree on the need for an improvement in training in therapeutics. The following points were discussed: what is the objective of training in therapeutics? When should it be taught? When should training be validated? And by whom?