Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in Switzerland
In Switzerland, Pharmaceutical Medicine has existed as one of 46 physician specialties accredited by the Federal Office of Public Health for more than 20 years. As a medical-scientific discipline, our goal is to enable best possible therapeutic coverage for the benefit of patients and society throug...
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doaj-bdfe7370adf24493baa4919967aecfd12020-11-24T21:17:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122019-02-011010.3389/fphar.2019.00164439796Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in SwitzerlandGabriel Schnetzler0Markus F. Bremgartner1Markus F. Bremgartner2Regina Grossmann Straessle3David Spirk4David Spirk5Fabian Tay6Rahel Troxler Saxer7Martin Traber8F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, SwitzerlandBexa Medical Services, Kirchberg, SwitzerlandMundipharma Medical Company, Basel, SwitzerlandClinical Trials Center, University Hospital of Zürich, Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandSanofi S.A., Geneva, SwitzerlandClinical Trials Center, University Hospital of Zürich, Zurich, SwitzerlandPfizer, Zurich, SwitzerlandF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, SwitzerlandIn Switzerland, Pharmaceutical Medicine has existed as one of 46 physician specialties accredited by the Federal Office of Public Health for more than 20 years. As a medical-scientific discipline, our goal is to enable best possible therapeutic coverage for the benefit of patients and society through a medical need-based development and optimal use of medicinal products. The role of the specialist in Pharmaceutical Medicine is to closely collaborate with various stakeholders of the healthcare system in the context of the discovery, research, development and approval of new medicinal products, as well as safe and effective use of new and established medicinal products in daily clinical practice. The post-graduate training consists of 2 years of patient-related clinical work, followed by 3 years of vocational training at certified training centers in Pharmaceutical Medicine. This also includes completion of an academic post-graduate diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine (30 ECTS) according to the IFAPP/PharmaTrain syllabus and a 1 day board exam. As part of an ongoing revision of the training curriculum, we are developing a Swiss Catalog of Core Competencies in Pharmaceutical Medicine (SC3-PM), based on the IFAPP competency framework for drug development specialists in industry. In this article we discuss how we adapt the scope of the IFAPP competency framework to better reflect such roles in academic institutions or regulatory bodies in Switzerland.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2019.00164/fullPharmaceutical Medicinecompetency-basedpost-graduate trainingboard-certificationvocational trainingSwitzerland |
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Gabriel Schnetzler Markus F. Bremgartner Markus F. Bremgartner Regina Grossmann Straessle David Spirk David Spirk Fabian Tay Rahel Troxler Saxer Martin Traber Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in Switzerland Frontiers in Pharmacology Pharmaceutical Medicine competency-based post-graduate training board-certification vocational training Switzerland |
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Gabriel Schnetzler Markus F. Bremgartner Markus F. Bremgartner Regina Grossmann Straessle David Spirk David Spirk Fabian Tay Rahel Troxler Saxer Martin Traber |
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Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in Switzerland |
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Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in Switzerland |
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Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in Switzerland |
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Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in Switzerland |
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Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in Switzerland |
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evolution to a competency-based training curriculum for pharmaceutical medicine physicians in switzerland |
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In Switzerland, Pharmaceutical Medicine has existed as one of 46 physician specialties accredited by the Federal Office of Public Health for more than 20 years. As a medical-scientific discipline, our goal is to enable best possible therapeutic coverage for the benefit of patients and society through a medical need-based development and optimal use of medicinal products. The role of the specialist in Pharmaceutical Medicine is to closely collaborate with various stakeholders of the healthcare system in the context of the discovery, research, development and approval of new medicinal products, as well as safe and effective use of new and established medicinal products in daily clinical practice. The post-graduate training consists of 2 years of patient-related clinical work, followed by 3 years of vocational training at certified training centers in Pharmaceutical Medicine. This also includes completion of an academic post-graduate diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine (30 ECTS) according to the IFAPP/PharmaTrain syllabus and a 1 day board exam. As part of an ongoing revision of the training curriculum, we are developing a Swiss Catalog of Core Competencies in Pharmaceutical Medicine (SC3-PM), based on the IFAPP competency framework for drug development specialists in industry. In this article we discuss how we adapt the scope of the IFAPP competency framework to better reflect such roles in academic institutions or regulatory bodies in Switzerland. |
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Pharmaceutical Medicine competency-based post-graduate training board-certification vocational training Switzerland |
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