Medical Error Disclosure: An Entrustable Professional Activity During an Objective Standardized Clinical Examination for Clerkship Students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most health care providers will be involved in a medical error during their careers. It is critical that future physicians receive formal training on error disclosure.

Methods

We designed a formative skills-based objective standardized clinical exam (OSCE) for fourth-year medical students to assess competence in disclosing an error during a required entrustable professional activity. Faculty observed the encounter and completed a checklist evaluating students' performance in communication skills and content knowledge. Students received immediate formative feedback. They then participated in a facilitated case-based experience, discussed the critical elements of disclosure, utilized role-play to reinforce skills, and reflected on self-care practices. Finally, stu

SUBMITTER: Dougherty R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10876916 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature