Teaching Medical Students About Medical Errors and Patient Safety: Evaluation of a Required Curriculum
Academic MedicinePublished 23 May 2005
Joseph Halbach, Laurie L. Sullivan
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It is suggested that awareness about patient safety and medical error can be increased and sustained through the use of an experiential curriculum, and the students rated this as a valuable experience.
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These findings suggest that awareness about patient safety and medical error can be increased and sustained through the use of an experiential curriculum, and the students rated this as a valuable experience.
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