Taking a unified approach to teaching and implementing quality improvements across multiple residency programs: The atlantic health experience

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1788-1795

  Daniel, Donna M ^a   Casey Jr , Donald E ^a   Levine, Jeffrey L ^a   Kaye, Susan T ^a,b   Dardik, Raquel B ^c   Varkey, Prathibha ^d   Pierce Boggs, Kimberly ^e  

^a Atlantic Health   (United States)

^b OVERLOOK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e Medical Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICATION ERRORS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449147057     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181bf5b46     Document Type: Review

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