Key characteristics of successful quality improvement curricula in physician education: A realist review

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-88

  Jones, Anne C ^a,b,c,d   Shipman, Scott A ^b,c,e   Ogrinc, Greg ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SKILL; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WEB OF SCIENCE; LEARNING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84921685031     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002846     Document Type: Review

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