You can't blame the wreck on the train. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

You can't blame the wreck on the train. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published December 2016

You can't blame the wreck on the train.

Potts JR III. Am J Surg. 2016 Dec 21; [Epub ahead of print].

Insufficient supervision can limit resident education, which may increase risks to patient safety. This commentary outlines factors that reduce the effectiveness of general surgery resident supervision and provides suggestions to augment supervision, including developing policies that outline when resident supervision is required and educating hospital executives about the need for appropriate oversight of care delivered by trainees.

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