Study Role of medical students in preventing patient harm and enhancing patient safety. Citation Text: Seiden SC, Galvan C, Lamm R. Role of medical students in preventing patient harm and enhancing patient safety. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(4):272-6. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL August 16, 2006 Seiden SC, Galvan C, Lamm R. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(4):272-6. View more articles from the same authors. The study offers examples of situations in which medical students witnessed errors and argues that students could be a valuable resource for detecting and preventing errors if their supervisors encourage open communication. PubMed citation Available at Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Seiden SC, Galvan C, Lamm R. 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