A prescription for better prescribing: Medical education is a continuum

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Editor-The editorial by Aronson et al raises important concerns about the preparedness of newly qualified doctors to prescribe safely and effectively, but fails to provide evidence to support the claims that are made. 1 Importantly, the authors assume that the number of curricular hours equates to learning. The General Medical Council issues and regularly updates requirements for the content and outcomes of undergraduate medical education and the first foundation year. We deliberately do not tell medical schools how many hours must be spent on a particular subject: it is the acquisition of our learning objectives that is important.