Patient safety education in undergraduate medical education through a global lens: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient safety, an organizing framework to minimize risks and harm to patients in healthcare delivery, is broadly accepted as a crucial component of global undergraduate curricula. The incorporation of Patient Safety Education (PSE) into medical curricula, as suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO) can be challenging and has been partially and inconsistently applied. Factors such as densely packed curricula, gaps in the evidence-base, under-prepared faculty, and low levels of organizational support have influenced implementation. This review highlights teaching and learning evidence relevant for such integration of PSE into undergraduate medical education and considers variations in educational advancement across different regions referred to as WEIRD (Western,

SUBMITTER: Aldardeir N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001576 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature