The role of quality improvement and patient safety in academic promotion: results of a survey of chairs of departments of internal medicine in North America.

Thomas O Staiger; Emily Y Wong; Anneliese M Schleyer; Diane P Martin; Wendy Levinson; William J Bremner

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The role of quality improvement and patient safety in academic promotion: results of a survey of chairs of departments of internal medicine in North America.

April 20, 2011

Staiger TO, Wong EY, Schleyer AM, et al. Am J Med. 2011;124(3):277-80.

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The majority of internal medicine department chairs supported development of career pathways in patient safety and quality improvement for academic faculty.

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