Self-reported patient safety competence among Canadian medical students and postgraduate trainees: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality and patient safety (PS) are critical components of medical education. This study reports on the self-reported PS competence of medical students and postgraduate trainees.

Methods

The Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey was administered to medical students and postgraduate trainees in January 2012. PS dimension scores were compared across learning settings (classroom and clinical) and year in programme.

Results

Sixty-three percent (255/406) of medical students and 32% (141/436) of postgraduate trainees responded. In general, both groups were most confident in their learning of clinical safety skills (eg, hand hygiene) and least confident in learning about sociocultural aspects of safety (eg, understanding human factors). Medical st

SUBMITTER: Doyle P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4316835 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature