Are they safe in there? Patient safety and trainees in the practice.

Patrick D. Byrnes; Margaret Crawford; Brittany Wong

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Are they safe in there? Patient safety and trainees in the practice.

February 8, 2012

Byrnes PD, Crawford M, Wong B. Aust Fam Physician. 2012;41(1-2):26-9.

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This commentary provides strategies to augment medical training including feedback, self-reflection, test ordering audits, and random chart review.

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