PharmaPac

PharmaPac is a Web-based simulation tool designed to expose pharmacology students to clinical situations in which “patients” are experiencing drug-related complications. It was developed jointly by the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Karolinska Institute of Stockhom, and funded in part by the Wallenberg Global Learning Network. The need for providing pharmacology students with clinical experience stems from the rapid pace of change in the area of pharmaceuticals, including rising drug costs, advances in drug development and information technology, and the increased marketing efforts of the pharmaceutical companies. Simulations help to ensure that students practice a reasoning process that is firmly grounded in scientific principles and the concepts of evidence-based medicine. In addition, the PharmaPac tools are available for use by distributed teams of students, allowing them to compare the approaches of their peers internationally.

Project Leads
Phyllis Gardner
Brian Hoffman
Lars Gustafsson

Project Staff
Mary Ayers
Carmen Hernandez
Reini Jensen
Lars Osterberg
Sankaran Ramalingam
Patricia Youngblood

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