Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Vol 33, Issue 2, 248-252
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.33.2.248
Copyright © 2006 by Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION REPORTS |
Pharmacists in Veterinary Education: Bridging the Gap
Margo Karriker•
Valerie Wiebe
Correspondence: Please address correspondence to Dr. Valerie Wiebe, Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Department of Pharmacy, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 USA. E-mail: vjwiebe{at}ucdavis.edu.
Veterinary patients stand to benefit greatly from the collaboration of pharmacy and veterinary medicine, and there are many ways pharmacy and veterinary medicine can work in concert. The best efforts to revise and remodel veterinary and pharmacy education to fit an evolving world of clinical practice are grounded in an understanding of each profession. Veterinary education should impart to its students and residents the skills necessary to critically evaluate drug therapy, select therapies based on facts from drug information sources, and operate a veterinary practice that abides by the legal, regulatory, and operational requirements necessary to maintain and dispense drugs. The academic training environment of each profession must include information on the other, in order to better prepare professionals for a realistic practice environment. When armed with an understanding of what pharmacists can provide their patients, veterinarians can demand these skills where appropriate. With the ultimate goal of producing an optimal learning environment, veterinary curricula should allow both pharmacy and veterinary medicine to work together to build a path to quality patient care and educational superiority.
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