Clinical faculty: taking the lead in teaching quality improvement and patient safety.

Nancy L Davis; David A Davis; William F Rayburn

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Clinical faculty: taking the lead in teaching quality improvement and patient safety.

October 8, 2014

Davis NL, Davis DA, Rayburn WF. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014;211(3):215-215.e1.

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Patient safety has been described as an unmet need in physician training. This commentary provides information about a national program to build faculty competencies at the specialty level and suggests that organizational and clinical partnerships are required to ensure relevant content is integrated into curricula and professional development.

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