MedEdPORTAL (Sep 2015)
Patient Safety Education Curriculum for Medicine Residents
Abstract
Abstract Introduction This is a comprehensive curriculum designed to fulfill core patient safety objectives outlined by the ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review program. The objectives of the curriculum are structured to achieve medical knowledge, hands-on skills, and core attitudes towards patient safety. This patient safety curriculum serves as a mandatory part of the medicine residency core curriculum. Methods The curriculum is formatted for four 2-hour sessions given to a cohort of residents. The sessions can be used as a one-year curriculum given to interns, second-year, or third-year residents. Alternatively, the sessions can be easily teased apart into subsections to accommodate different time parameters. For educators, it is often challenging to find the best strategy to effectively teach safety. Module-based e-learning, PowerPoint didactics, and other passive learning techniques have been traditionally used to teach patient safety. This curriculum is designed to engage residents in interactive case-based sessions. This will allow residents to actively participate in small groups using simulated videos, role-playing, and written clinical vignettes. Evaluation forms for each session were created and used during 2014-2015. To evaluate the curriculum in terms of medical knowledge, we also administered a patient safety quiz at the end of the workshops. We aimed to assess the overall medical knowledge in patient safety and residents' perception on whether the materials learned would impact their clinical practice. Results A total of 28 residents participated in the curriculum and completed the quizzes and postsurvey. A paired-samples t-test indicated a statistically significant improvement in test scores from before (M = 39.3, SD = 16.5) to after participation in the curriculum (M = 97.1, SD = 8.5, t(27) = −18.2, p < .001). All residents (100%) agreed that the workshops increased their knowledge and awareness in patient safety and found the videos to be a helpful learning tool. A majority of the residents (78%) reported that the workshops would impact their clinical practice and patient care. Discussion Patient safety is an important aspect of health care education. The purpose of this resourse is to offer educators the opportunity to create an active, engaging, workshop style curriculum, where learners can demonstrate skills and core attitudes when it comes to safety education.
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