Table 2.
The study questionnaire
| About your medical course |
| I attend(ed) the following Medical School |
| I will be graduating/I graduated in the year |
| The following word(s) describe(s) the style of my medical course (please tick any that apply) |
| Traditional/Integrated/Problem based/Graduate entry/Other, please explain |
| About your early learning of basic pharmacology (i.e. what drugs are and how drugs work) |
| With regards to early learning in ‘basic pharmacology’, the following option best describes my course (please circle one option) |
| A distinct course in ‘basic pharmacology’ (or equivalent)/Learning as part of a ‘basic sciences’ course (or equivalent)/Integrated learning within a systems based modules (e.g. cardiovascular/respiratory)/Mainly self-directed learning through PBL case discussions/No identifiable early learning in basic pharmacology |
| With regards to ‘basic pharmacology’, the following option best describes my course assessment (please circle one option) |
| A specific assessment in basic pharmacology (or equivalent)/Forms part of a basic sciences (or equivalent) assessment/Forms part of a broader assessment with other aspects of the course/No identifiable assessment in basic pharmacology |
| About your later learning of clinical pharmacology & therapeutics (i.e. using drugs in the clinical setting including prescribing) |
| With regards to learning in ‘Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics’ during the later years, the following option best describes my course (please circle one option) |
| Learning mainly by a distinct course(s) in pharmacology & therapeutics (or equivalent)/Mainly integrated learning within systems-based modules/Mainly self directed learning through PBL casework/discussions/Mainly opportunistic learning during clinical attachments |
| With regards to ‘Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics’, the following option best describes my course assessment (please circle one option) |
| A specific assessment(s) in clinical pharmacology & therapeutics/Part of a broader integrated assessment of clinical components of the course |
| I feel confident in the following skills (please tick those that apply to you) |
| Drug history taking/Prescription writing/Drug dosage calculation/Preparing and administering drugs/Accessing high quality information about medicines |
| The number of times I filled in a hospital prescription kardex during my training (so far) is (please circle one option) |
| 0/1–3/4–6/7–9/10+ |
| About your learning and teaching resources |
| Is there a readily identifiable individual teacher(s) who co-ordinates(ed) the Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Prescribing aspects of the course? |
| Yes/No |
| Which of the following group(s) have played a major role in teaching you about drugs and medicines that you will prescribe? (please tick any that apply) |
| Clinicians/General Practitioners/Nurses/Basic Pharmacologists/Clinical Pharmacologists/Pharmacists |
| Is (Was) there a local ‘student formulary’ that helps to focus learning around a limited group of specified drugs? (please circle) |
| Yes/No |
| Are (Were) there any significant e-learning resources available to reinforce learning in this area? (please circle) |
| Yes/No |
| Your views on your training so far |
| I feel that the amount of teaching in Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Prescribing during my course is (was) (please tick one option) |
| Far too much/Too much/Just about right/Too little/Far too little |
| I feel that assessments in ‘Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Prescribing’ during my course thoroughly tested my knowledge and skills in this area (please circle one option) |
| Agree/Tend to Agree/Neutral/Tend to Disagree/Disagree |
| I rate the overall teaching of ‘Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Prescribing’ during my course to be (please circle one option) |
| Very Good/Good/Average/Poor/Very poor |
| I feel confident that my training will enable me to achieve the prescribing competencies set out by the GMC (please circle one option) |
| Agree/Tend to Agree/Neutral/Tend to Disagree/Disagree |
| For any other comments please use the space below |