Interprofessional Education in Action. The VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 347-354

  Patrician, Patricia A ^a,b   Dolansky, Mary ^c,d   Estrada, Carlos ^b,e   Brennan, Caitlin ^c   Miltner, Rebecca ^a,b,e   Newsom, Jeremiah ^b,e   Olds, Danielle ^c   Splaine, Mark ^f,g   Moore, Shirley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^f VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Interprofessional education; Patient safety; Quality improvement; VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84865409132     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2012.05.006     Document Type: Review

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