A course in psychotropic drug therapy for first-year psychiatry residents at the University of Connecticut Health Center is described. The course is taught by a pharmacist with training and experience in the psychiatric patient care setting. During the 8-week, 16-hour course, emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of selection and use of psychotropic drugs, including antipsychotic agents, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety agents. A major objective of the course is to familiarize the residents with current psychotropic drug literature. Within the context of this course offering, the role of the pharmacist as an educator of the physician is discussed.
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