Abstract
Despite the numerous calls for integrating quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) curricula into health professions education, there are limited examples of effective implementation for early learners. Typically, pre-clinical QIPS experiences involve lectures or lessons that are disconnected from the practice of medicine. Consequently, students often prioritize other content they consider more important. As a result, they may enter clinical settings without essential QIPS skills and struggle to incorporate these concepts into their early professional identity formation. In this paper, we present twelve tips aimed at assisting educators in developing QIPS education early in the curricula of health professions students. These tips address various key issues, including aligning incentives, providing longitudinal experiences, incorporating real-world care outcomes, optimizing learning environments, communicating successes, and continually enhancing education and care delivery processes.
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S. Anthony Sara
S. Anthony Sara, MS, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Anna Schwarz
Anna Schwarz, MS, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Michelle I. Knopp
Michelle I. Knopp, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Eric J. Warm
Eric J. Warm, MD, FACP, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.