Development and evaluation of a 3-day patient safety curriculum to advance knowledge, self-efficacy and system thinking among medical students

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 416-422

  Aboumatar, Hanan J ^a,b   Thompson, David ^a,b   Wu, Albert ^a,c   Dawson, Patty ^d   Colbert, Jorie ^a   Marsteller, Jill ^b,c   Kent, Paula ^b,d   Lubomski, Lisa H ^a,b   Paine, Lori ^b,d   Pronovost, Peter ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDY SKILLS; TEAMWORK; THINKING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860226041     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000463     Document Type: Article

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