| The incorporation of patient safety into board certification examinations. | |
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PMID: 16565180 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In response to growing recognition of the importance of patient safety in the practice of medicine, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is encouraging its individual specialty member boards to introduce material on patient safety into certification examinations. Certification and recertification candidates, medical schools, and residency programs will likely need to prepare for the possibility that upcoming examinations will include patient safety. Due to the relative youth of the patient safety movement, some may ask whether the field is sufficiently developed and, if so, ask what would be fair to ask candidates to know. To determine what subject matter could be reliably tested, the ABMS and the Council of Medical Specialty Societies convened a panel of patient safety experts in 2003. Based on the panel's recommendations, the authors provide a brief summary of the panel's findings and an overview of current concepts in patient safety. The authors also explore which current concepts of patient safety candidates may reasonably expect to find on upcoming examinations. |
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Authors:
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Allen Kachalia; Julie K Johnson; Stephen Miller; Troyen Brennan |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 81 ISSN: 1040-2446 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-27 Completed Date: 2006-05-09 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 317-25 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. |
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Certification* Education, Medical / trends Humans Medical Errors / prevention & control* Safety* Specialty Boards / standards* United States |
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