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Commentary
Making residents part of the safety culture: improving error reporting and reducing harms.
February 15, 2017
Fox MD, Bump GM, Butler GA, et al. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(5):e373-e378.
Medical residents are increasingly exposed to patient safety concepts during their training. This commentary describes the implementation of a longitudinal curriculum to augment resident physicians' error reporting at a pediatric hospital. The project team found the program to be effective in improving the rates of reporting by both residents and other clinicians at the organization.
