Culture change at the source: a medical school tackles patient safety.

Deborah C. Meiris; Janice L. Clarke; David B. Nash

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Culture change at the source: a medical school tackles patient safety.

January 31, 2006

Meiris DC, Clarke JL, Nash DB. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(1):9-12.

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The authors summarize the content of a half-day faculty education program highlighting multidisciplinary perspectives to motivate change in patient safety.

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