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A News article in the Jan. 29, 2008, issue about the lack of pharmacological training contains some inaccuracies in the information attributed to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.1 Clinical pharmacology, as a discipline, is not a required course at the postgraduate level. It is a 2-year subspecialty program that is offered by 4 of Canada's 17 medical schools. Residents who complete the program now receive an “attestation” (confirmation of completion), but beginning in the fall of 2008, the college will begin a national certification examination for the subspecialty.
It should also be noted that only doctors who are Fellows of the Royal College participate in its mandatory maintenance of certification program.
CMAJ regrets these errors and apologizes for any inconvenience they may have caused.
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