Medical Errors Education for Students of Surgery: A Pilot Study Revealing the Need for Action

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-24

  Paxton, James H ^a   Rubinfeld, Ilan S ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal and Communication Skills; medical errors; medical student education; patient safety; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; Professionalism; Systems Based Practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 59649107503     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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