ArticleBMC medical education2020
Efficacy of quality improvement and patient safety workshops for students: a pilot study.
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- Evaluating the implementation of a longitudinal cocurricular experiential quality improvement training programme for undergraduate medical students.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Patient safety education in undergraduate medical education through a global lens: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Patient Safety: Developing and Evaluating a Workshop for Preclinical Students.The clinical teacher · 2025Article
- Impact of hands-on workshops on future medical students' motivation, confidence, and career aspirations: an observational study.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Observational
- Trends in patient safety education research for healthcare professional students over the past two decades: a bibliometric and content analysis.Medical education online · 2024Review
- Student Engagement in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Improvement: A Brief Educational Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Implementation and evaluation of an elective quality improvement curriculum for preclinical students: a prospective controlled study.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Quality improvement in the undergraduate medical curriculum: the need for clinical exposure.BMC medical education · 2021Article
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare for Medical Students: Challenges and the Road Ahead.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile the Association of American Medical Colleges encourages medical schools to incorporate quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) into their curriculum, medical students continue to have limited QI/PS exposure. To prepare medical students for careers that involve QI/PS, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement chapter at an allopathic medical school and school of allied health professions initiated self-directed learning by offering student-led workshops to equip learners with skills to improve the quality and safety of healthcare processes.
methodsIn this prospective cohort study, workshops were hosted for medical students between 2015 and 2018 on five QI/PS topics: Process Mapping, Root-Cause Analysis (RCA), Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycles, Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), and Patient Handoffs. Each workshop included a hands-on component to engage learners in practical applications of QI/PS skills in their careers. Change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors was assessed via pre- and post-surveys using 5-point Likert scales, and analyzed using either the McNemar test or non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Surveys also gathered qualitative feedback regarding strengths, future areas for improvement, and reasons for attending the workshops.
resultsData was collected from 88.5% of learners (n = 185/209); 19.5% of learners reported prior formal instruction in these topics. Statistically significant improvements in learners' confidence were observed for each workshop. Additionally, after attending workshops, learners felt comfortable teaching the learned QI/PS skill to colleagues (mean pre/post difference 1.96, p < 0.0001, n = 139) and were more likely to pursue QI/PS projects in their careers (mean pre/post difference 0.45, p < 0.0001, n = 139). Lastly, learners demonstrated a statistically significant increase in knowledge in four out of five skills workshop topics.
conclusionFew medical students have formal instruction in QI/PS tools. This pilot study highlights advantages of incorporating an innovative, student-directed modified 'flipped classroom' methodology, with a focus on active experiential learning and minimal didactic instruction.
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