Creating champions for health care quality and safety.

Robert Holland; David Meyers; Christopher Hildebrand; Alan J. Bridges; Mary A. Roach; Bennett Vogelman

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Creating champions for health care quality and safety.

January 6, 2010

Holland R, Meyers D, Hildebrand C, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25(2):102-108.

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Internal medicine residents completed a quality improvement (QI) and patient safety curriculum, resulting in both improved knowledge and implementation of specific QI projects.

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