Role-play preceded by fieldwork in pharmacology teaching

Introduction

“…You will find examples of some of these in reports on a surgically oriented, student-led approach to teaching anatomy, 2 team communication in anatomy, 3 and another that uses role-play prior to field work. 4 Technology always ranks highly among the subjects to which the reports refer and this collection contained more than the usual quantity of such references, an unexpected number of which cited the use of an audience response system (ARS). Topics raised in the many technology-focused reports included in this issue, in addition to one of the ARS reports, 5 include 'mind mapping', 6 the flipped classroom, 7 and a virtual learning application in biochemistry.…”

“…In a relatively large number of reports, anatomy or pharmacology represented the context in which the really good thing was tried, and each of these indicated a clinical orientation. You will find examples of some of these in reports on a surgically oriented, student‐led approach to teaching anatomy, team communication in anatomy, and another that uses role‐play prior to field work …”