The Trainee's Role in Patient Safety: Training Residents and Medical Students in Surgical Patient Safety.

Surg Clin North Am

Endocrine Surgery, General Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, BDB 603, Birmingham, AL, USA. Electronic address:

Published: February 2021

"The focus on patient safety offers a new framework not only for delivering health care but also for training physicians. Medical school and surgical graduate medical education must transition to a more holistic approach by teaching technical and nontechnical skills. Formalized safety curricula can be developed by adopting recommended guidelines and content from national and international organizations, existing validated practices of training programs, frequent simulation exercises, and objective evaluation tools."

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