Quality in-training initiative - A solution to the need for education in quality improvement: Results from a survey of program directors

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 217, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1126-1132.e5

  Kelz, Rachel R ^a,b   Sellers, Morgan M ^a,c   Reinke, Caroline E ^a,b   Medbery, Rachel L ^e   Morris, Jon ^a   Ko, Clifford ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviations and Acronyms; Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; ACGME; QI; QITI; quality improvement; Quality In Training Initiative

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITY IN TRAINING INITIATIVE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84887860008     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.07.395     Document Type: Article

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