A Consensus Approach to Identify Tiered Competencies in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) competencies have been proposed separately for undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME). The work forms a foundation at each educational level, yet curriculum development would benefit from more specific guidance that considers the continuum of physician training.

Objective

We identified a core set of QI/PS items to be taught during medical school, residency, and independent practice, with specificity to guide curriculum development at each level.

Methods

A panel of 12 QI leaders and educators with backgrounds in internal medicine from 10 academic institutions participated in consensus development using a modified Delphi technique. Three rounds of anonymous surveys were conduct

SUBMITTER: Kruszewski BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6314353 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature