Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety Program: a model to spread change.
Watts B, Paull DE, Williams LC, et al. Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety Program: A Model to Spread Change. Am J Med Qual. 2016;31(6):598-600.
Integrating system safety and quality improvement concepts into existing curriculum has been advocated as a strategy to prepare resident physicians for safety improvement work. This commentary describes a Veterans Affairs program to incorporate safety leadership and educational skills into graduate medical education.