This three-part series offers an in-depth look into the core values of honesty, transparency, and trust. Part 1, Promoting Professionalism, introduces interventions to increase provider professionalism. Part 2, Communication and Transparency, describes the commitment to honesty and transparency across the continuum of the patient-provider relationship. Part 3, Health Professional Wellness, describes the impact of harm on providers and offers recommendations for restoring wellness and joy in work.

Various surgical specialties have implemented surgical checklists to improve patient safety outcomes. In this survey of 543 otolaryngologists, surgical safety checklists were widely used, but intraoperative adverse events continue to occur. The most common adverse events reported were medication errors, wrong site/patient/procedure events, and retained surgical items.

Residency programs face barriers to incorporating patient safety and quality improvement learning opportunities into their curriculum. This commentary discusses how to address these challenges in subspecialty training and enhance the experience of trainees in safety and quality skill development.

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