Teaching and medical errors: primary care preceptors' views.

Kathleen M. Mazor; Melissa Fischer; Heather-Lyn Haley; David Hatem; Mark Quirk

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Teaching and medical errors: primary care preceptors' views.

October 12, 2005

Mazor KM, Fischer M, Haley H-L, et al. Med Educ. 2005;39(10):982-90.

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The authors interviewed preceptors on how they teach medical trainees to learn from and respond to mistakes. They also identify barriers to education in this context.

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