Implementation of a Quality and Patient Safety Curriculum for Pathology Residency Training.

ABSTRACT: Quality and Patient Safety education for resident physicians is necessary to prepare them for independent practice and to meet accreditation requirements. Integrating such education into the residents' routine work can provide them with valuable practical experience, while advancing the institution's quality priorities. We committed to Quality and Patient Safety education for our pathology residents but found no published program that met their specific needs. To fill this gap in pathology residency education, we designed and implemented a new curriculum that spans the 4-year duration of residency training. Curriculum content was drawn from the pathology milestones, and educational strategies were based on the principles of adult learning. The curriculum was implemented in the 2018 to 19 a

SUBMITTER: Sapatnekar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7983410 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature