Student perceptions of medical errors: incorporating an explicit professionalism curriculum in the third-year surgery clerkship.
Newell P, Harris S, Aufses A, et al. Student perceptions of medical errors: incorporating an explicit professionalism curriculum in the third-year surgery clerkship. J Surg Educ. 2008;65(2):117-9. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.02.005.
This study examined the impact of a dedicated professionalism curriculum and discovered that students feared making technical errors and speaking up to a superior about an unaddressed error. They also expressed concern about the unprofessional behaviors of their mentors, further emphasizing the importance of role modeling as a teaching tool.