Health Professional Students’ Knowledge About FDA Drug and Medical Device Regulation
Health professional students have limited understanding of the FDA approval process and the quality of evidence in studies of new medical products. Improving education about regulatory topics may strengthen how these future clinicians make decisions and communicate with patients about drugs and medical devices.
Authors
- Sanket S. Dhruva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0674-2032)
- Steven Woloshin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-1005)
- Aaron Seth Kesselheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8867-2666)
- Rita F. Redberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-0250)
- Kiranjot K. Sangha
Institutions
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000006204
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00