Commentary Culture change at the source: a medical school tackles patient safety. Citation Text: Meiris DC, Clarke JL, Nash DB. Culture change at the source: a medical school tackles patient safety. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(1):9-12. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL January 31, 2006 Meiris DC, Clarke JL, Nash DB. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(1):9-12. View more articles from the same authors. The authors summarize the content of a half-day faculty education program highlighting multidisciplinary perspectives to motivate change in patient safety. PubMed citation Available at (PDF) Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Meiris DC, Clarke JL, Nash DB. Culture change at the source: a medical school tackles patient safety. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(1):9-12. 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