Teaching Quality Improvement and Patient Safety to Trainees: A Systematic Review
Academic MedicinePublished 11 June 2010
Brian M. Wong, Edward Etchells, Ayelet Kuper, Wendy Levinson, Kaveh G Shojania
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QI and PS curricula that target trainees usually improve learners' knowledge and frequently result in changes in clinical processes, however, successfully implementing such curricula requires attention to a number of learner, faculty, and organizational factors.
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QI and PS curricula that target trainees usually improve learners' knowledge and frequently result in changes in clinical processes. However, successfully implementing such curricula requires attention to a number of learner, faculty, and organizational factors.
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