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To the Editor: Adverse drug reactions are responsible for a considerable amount of morbidity and account for a significant number of patient deaths.^1-2 However, the extent of formal education in recognition, identification, and prevention of such events in US undergraduate internal medicine clerkships has not been recently studied. We studied existing curricula about adverse drug reactions and interactions in US internal medicine clerkship programs.

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We conducted a survey of all US undergraduate internal medicine clerkship programs in the spring of 2000. A 2-page, 1-stage survey instrument was sent to all internal medicine clerkship directors (N = 105) identified by using the Clerkship Directory in Internal Medicine (CDIM) membership directory. Repeat surveys were sent to nonresponders. We chose internal medicine clerkship programs because, based on national averages, medical students spend an average of 12 weeks in this rotation, the most of any required clinical experience.³ Also, the discipline of internal medicine . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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