A curricular divide: basic pharmacology vs. clinical pharmacology

Two current surveys of graduating medical students and/or recently graduated physicians from the United Kingdom raise significant concerns about the quality and quantity of clinical pharmacology instruction. Compared with the relative abundance of information about the instruction of basic pharmacology in US medical schools, little information exists about similar curricular content of clinical pharmacology. Here, we highlight this lack of information and encourage clinical pharmacology educators to address this curricular divide.