AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Creating a fellowship curriculum in patient safety and quality.

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Creating a fellowship curriculum in patient safety and quality.

Abookire SA, Gandhi TK, Kachalia A, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2014 Sep 2; [Epub ahead of print].

This commentary describes the development of a quality and safety clinical fellowship curriculum which focused on identifying core competencies and then incorporating training for these principles in an operational setting. A companion article explores the implementation of this curriculum at hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

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