Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety Program: a model to spread change.

Bradley Watts V; Douglas E Paull; Linda C Williams; Julia Neily; Robin R Hemphill; Judy L Brannen

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Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety Program: a model to spread change.

June 8, 2016

Watts B, Paull DE, Williams LC, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2016;31(6):598-600.

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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.

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