Graduate Medical Education as the Driver for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety: A National Initiative of Independent Academic Medical Centers

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 336-339

  Welling, Richard ^a   Grannan, Kevin ^a   Boberg, John ^a   Pierce Boggs, Kimberly ^b   Engel, Amy ^c  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Medical Centers   (United States)

^c Institute for Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

graduate medical education; patient safety; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; quality improvement; Systems Based Practice

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75449084598     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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