AHRQ WebM&M: Morbidity & Mortality Rounds on the Web

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AHRQ WebM&M: Morbidity & Mortality Rounds on the Web

In Conversation with…Lawrence Smith, MD

Editor's note: Lawrence G. Smith, MD, is the founding Dean of Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and Executive Vice President and Physician-in-Chief of North Shore-LIJ Health System, comprised of 15 hospitals and several thousand physicians. Dr. Smith has focused his career on medical education and residency training and has held numerous senior leadership positions within the field, including as a highly respected residency program director at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. We asked him to speak with us about the tension between medical training and patient safety.
 Listen to an audio excerpt of the interview (.MP3 | 9.95 MB | 7 minutes, 15 seconds)