Incorporation of clinical pharmacology into the fourth year of the medical curriculum: teaching clinical pharmacology without a clinical pharmacologist.

In congruence with the educational goals of the institution, the pharmacology department has developed courses for senior students. By using the students' recently acquired clinical knowledge, these courses amplify material from the core course in pharmacology. Engaging students in this type of course requires significant commitment from the faculty involved and also from the dean and department chairman. This course has outlasted many curricular changes and has remained in the mainstream of medical education. Goals of this course remain consistent with current proposals to develop new directions in medical education.