'It depends': The complexity of allowing residents to fail from the perspective of clinical supervisors.

Jennifer M. Klasen; Pim W. Teunissen; Erik W Driessen; Lorelei A. Lingard

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'It depends': The complexity of allowing residents to fail from the perspective of clinical supervisors.

November 24, 2021

Klasen JM, Teunissen PW, Driessen EW, et al. Med Teach. 2022;44(2):196-205.

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Previous research has found that error permission (allowing errors to arise naturally and not preventing them) is a common strategy used in clinical training. This qualitative study with supervising physicians found that decisions to allow residents to fail are often made in the moment and are influenced by the patient, supervisor, trainee, and environmental factors.

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