TY - JOUR
T1 - To the Point
T2 - Integrating Patient Safety Education Into the Obstetrics and Gynecology Undergraduate Curriculum
AU - for the APGO Undergraduate Medical Education Committee
AU - Abbott, Jodi F.
AU - Pradhan, Archana
AU - Buery-Joyner, Samantha
AU - Casey, Petra Marcela
AU - Chuang, Alice
AU - Dugoff, Lorraine
AU - Dalrymple, John L.
AU - Forstein, David A.
AU - Hampton, Brittany S.
AU - Hueppchen, Nancy A.
AU - Kaczmarczyk, Joseph M.
AU - Katz, Nadine T.
AU - Nuthalapaty, Francis S.
AU - Page-Ramsey, Sarah
AU - Wolf, Abigail
AU - Cullimore, Amie J.
PY - 2016/7/26
Y1 - 2016/7/26
N2 - ABSTRACT: This article is part of the To the Point Series prepared by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Undergraduate Medical Education Committee. Principles and education in patient safety have been well integrated into academic obstetrics and gynecology practices, although progress in safety profiles has been frustratingly slow. Medical students have not been included in the majority of these ambulatory practice or hospital-based initiatives. Both the Association of American Medical Colleges and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education have recommended incorporating students into safe practices. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestone 1 for entering interns includes competencies in patient safety. We present data and initiatives in patient safety, which have been successfully used in undergraduate and graduate medical education. In addition, this article demonstrates how using student feedback to assess sentinel events can enhance safe practice and quality improvement programs. Resources and implementation tools will be discussed to provide a template for incorporation into educational programs and institutions. Medical student involvement in the culture of safety is necessary for the delivery of both high-quality education and high-quality patient care. It is essential to incorporate students into the ongoing development of patient safety curricula in obstetrics and gynecology.
AB - ABSTRACT: This article is part of the To the Point Series prepared by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Undergraduate Medical Education Committee. Principles and education in patient safety have been well integrated into academic obstetrics and gynecology practices, although progress in safety profiles has been frustratingly slow. Medical students have not been included in the majority of these ambulatory practice or hospital-based initiatives. Both the Association of American Medical Colleges and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education have recommended incorporating students into safe practices. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestone 1 for entering interns includes competencies in patient safety. We present data and initiatives in patient safety, which have been successfully used in undergraduate and graduate medical education. In addition, this article demonstrates how using student feedback to assess sentinel events can enhance safe practice and quality improvement programs. Resources and implementation tools will be discussed to provide a template for incorporation into educational programs and institutions. Medical student involvement in the culture of safety is necessary for the delivery of both high-quality education and high-quality patient care. It is essential to incorporate students into the ongoing development of patient safety curricula in obstetrics and gynecology.
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U2 - 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000250
DO - 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000250
M3 - Article
SN - 1549-8417
JO - Journal of Patient Safety
JF - Journal of Patient Safety
ER -