Journal article
A National Assessment on Patient Safety Curricula in Undergraduate Medical Education: Results From the 2012 Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine Survey
Journal of patient safety, v 16(1), pp 14-18
01 Mar 2020
PMID: 26558648
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Abstract
Objectives
Patient safety is a cornerstone of quality patient care, and educating medical students about patient safety is of growing importance. This investigation was a follow-up to a 2006 study to assess the current status of patient safety curricula within undergraduate medical education in North America with the additional goals of identifying areas for improvement and barriers to implementation.
Methods
Thirteen items regarding patient safety were part of the 2012 Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine annual survey. Questions addressed curriculum content, delivery, and barriers to implementation.
Results
Ninety-nine clerkship directors (82%) responded. Forty-one (45.6%) reported that their medical school had a patient safety curriculum taught during medical school as compared with 25% in a 2006 survey. Fifteen (20%) reported satisfaction with students' level of safety competency at the end of the clerkship. Barriers to implementation included lack of faculty time (n = 57, 78.1%), lack of trained faculty (n = 47, 65.3%), and lack of a mandate from school's dean's office (n = 27, 38.0%).
Conclusions
Our study found that less than half of North American medical schools have a formal patient safety curriculum; although this is higher than in 2006, it still exemplifies a major gap in undergraduate medical education.
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Details
- Title
- A National Assessment on Patient Safety Curricula in Undergraduate Medical Education: Results From the 2012 Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine Survey
- Creators
- C. Charles Jain - Massachusetts General HospitalMeenakshy K. Aiyer - Illinois CollegeElizabeth Murphy - University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolEric A. Alper - Brown UniversitySteven Durning - Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesJean Aldag - Illinois CollegeDario Torre - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of patient safety, v 16(1), pp 14-18
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000526714500010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85079814230
- Other Identifier
- 991019169417404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Health Care Sciences & Services
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