The purpose of this study is to inform the curriculum for Entrustable Professional Activity 13 through analysis of fourth year medical student patient safety event assignments. From 2016 to 2021, students were asked to identify a patient safety event and indicate if the event required an incident report. Assignments were reviewed and coded based on Joint Commission incident definitions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhenomenon: Medical schools must equip future physicians to provide equitable patient care. The best approach, however, is mainly dependent on a medical school's context. Graduating students from our institution have reported feeling ill-equipped to care for patients from "different backgrounds" on the Association of American Medical Colleges' Graduation Questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are no program evaluation approaches designed for a crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It is critical to evaluate the educational impact of COVID-19 to keep administrators informed and guide decision-making. The authors used systems thinking to design an evaluation model.
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