Educating undergraduate medical students about patient safety: priority areas for curriculum development.

Full Abstract

Learning about patient safety is an important aspect of undergraduate medical curricula but there are no clear priority areas. A recent consensus of international medical educators identified several priority areas and these recommendations include approaches to increase knowledge of patient safety, including the causes and frequency, to develop willingness to take responsibility, to develop self awareness of the situations when patient safety is compromised, to develop communication skills, especially inter-personal, and to develop team working skills.

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Author information

Author/s: Sandars, John (J); Bax, Nigel (N); Mayer, David (D); Wass, Val (V); Vickers, Rachel (R);

Affiliation: The University of Leeds, UK. j.e.sandars@leeds.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Medical teacher (Med Teach), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Feb; vol 29 (issue 1) : pp 60-1

Dates: Created 2007/05/31; Completed 2007/09/06;

PMID: 17538837, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Curriculum
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - organization & administration
Humans

Humans
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Safety

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