Learning Outcomes from an Academic Internal Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conferences are widely utilized clinical teaching forums across the USA. Recent literature demonstrates heterogeneity in the educational objectives of M&M, with prior authors suggesting a variety of overarching purposes of the conference, including teaching quality improvement methods; promotion of patient safety; enhancement of clinical knowledge and skills; and reflection on humanistic aspects of medical practice. There is less information in the published literature regarding learning outcomes of M&M participants.

Objective

The goal of this study was to describe learning outcomes from the Internal Medicine Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement conference at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Design

Directed content analysis

SUBMITTER: Fiorentino AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9296807 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature