The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 270 No 7252 p786
7 June 2003

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Aberdeen looks at combined teaching

The school of pharmacy at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, and the faculty of medicine at the University of Aberdeen are to look at how they can implement some combined teaching for pharmacy and medical students.

Professor Terry Healey, head of the pharmacy school, told The Journal that the two universities are seeking to appoint a research fellow to look at common areas between the two curricula (see pA30). The fellow would then identify ways in which these common areas could be taught to both groups of students together and work with existing teaching staff to implement this. Common areas could include prescribing, ethics and the law, for example. The combined teaching is likely to involve problem-based learning and will have an emphasis on using information technology.

"We are looking to have someone in place by September," Professor Healey said. "We want to get this started during the coming academic year."

The two universities have been awarded £30,500 by National Health Service Education for Scotland, the funding body for health service teaching. This is being supplemented by £20,000 from each university.