Clinical supervision requires that supervisors make decisions about how much
independence to allow their trainees for patient care tasks. The simultaneous goals of …

Summary The publication of To Err Is Human in the USA and An Organisation with a
Memory in the UK more than a decade ago put patient safety firmly on the clinical and policy …

Currently, no standard defines the clinical skills that medical students must demonstrate
upon graduation. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education bases its standards on …

Importance Handoff miscommunications are a leading cause of medical errors. Studies
comprehensively assessing handoff improvement programs are lacking. Objective To …

Advancement toward competency-based medical education (CBME) has been hindered by
inertia and a myriad of implementation challenges, including those associated with …

Background Increasing numbers of intensive care units (ICUs) are adopting the practice of
nighttime intensivist staffing despite the lack of experimental evidence of its effectiveness …

Purpose Patient care quality worsens during academic year turnover. Incoming interns'
uneven clinical skills likely contribute to this phenomenon, known as the “July effect.” The …

Background Residents are vital to the clinical workforce of today and tomorrow. Although in
training to become specialists, they also provide much of the daily patient care. Residency …

Background The quality of surgical performance depends on the technical skills of the
surgical team as well as on non-technical skills, including teamwork. The present study …

Importance While the relationship between resident work hours and patient safety has been
extensively studied, little research has evaluated the role of attending physician supervision …