Residents' engagement in quality improvement: A systematic review of the literature

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1757-1764

  Patow, Carl A ^a   Karpovich, Kelly ^b   Riesenberg, Lee Ann ^c,d   Jaeger, Joseph ^e,f   Rosenfeld, Joel C ^g,h   Wittenbreer, Mary ⁱ   Padmore, Jamie S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW;

CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEADERSHIP; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 73449110251     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181bf53ab     Document Type: Article

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