Quality improvement in medical education: current state and future directions.

Brian M Wong; Wendy Levinson; Kaveh G Shojania

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Quality improvement in medical education: current state and future directions.

January 18, 2012

Wong BM, Levinson W, Shojania KG. Med Educ. 2012;46(1):107-19.

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This review describes patient safety and quality improvement training in medical school and makes recommendations to address gaps in medical education.

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