Quality improvement in the undergraduate medical curriculum: the need for clinical exposure

BMC Medical Education

Suzanne Capon¹  Claire Dyer¹  Jemima Carter¹  Maya Whittaker¹ 

[1] Kings College London, GKT School of Medical Education, London, UK;

关键词: Quality improvement;    Patient safety;    Medical education;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-021-02566-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

This correspondence article aims to outline the importance of an integrated clinical component within Quality Improvement education in response to the recently published article by Shah et al.. The Quality Improvement and Patient Safety workshops described in the above study were compared with the Quality Improvement module experienced by medical students at King’s College London. The key difference between the two methods of teaching Quality Improvement was the clinical project undertaken by King’s College Students, which helped students gain an appreciation of the pitfalls of instigating change in a clinical environment. The authors feel that this arguably more authentic experience could have benefited the students in the study in making them feel better equipped to use the skills learned in the theoretical workshops in their later careers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY