title: Students add value to learning organizations: the Medical University of South Carolina experience.
abstract: Students bring fresh ideas, knowledge, and perspective to health care organizations. As students learn how to apply the principles and methods of continuous improvement, they help improve both the quality of health care and the organization's way of improving quality.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chessman
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bellack
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lahoz
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Slaughter
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Cleghorn
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D006293:Health Promotion; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D017145:Models, Educational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013022:South Carolina; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D017749:Total Quality Management