Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox!
Researchers integrated the TeamSTEPPS program, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, into the elective curriculum for medical residents. The curriculum included interactive didactic sessions, discussion groups, role-plays and videotaped simulations.
The researchers found the program helped improve medical residents’ teamwork skills, suggesting the TeamSTEPPS framework could be integrated into other medical schools’ curricula.
More Articles on Patient Safety:
Quality of Discharge Summaries by First-Year Residents May Fall Short
Study: Cefazolin Better Than Vancomycin for Infection Control in Dialysis Patients
Unintended Patient Safety Consequences of Nonclinical Decisions: 2 Cases
