title: To the Point: Integrating Patient Safety Education Into the Obstetrics and Gynecology Undergraduate Curriculum.
abstract: This article is part of the To the Point Series prepared by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Undergraduate Medical Education Committee. Principles and education in patient safety have been well integrated into academic obstetrics and gynecology practices, although progress in safety profiles has been frustratingly slow. Medical students have not been included in the majority of these ambulatory practice or hospital-based initiatives. Both the Association of American Medical Colleges and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education have recommended incorporating students into safe practices. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestone 1 for entering interns includes competencies in patient safety. We present data and initiatives in patient safety, which have been successfully used in undergraduate and graduate medical education. In addition, this article demonstrates how using student feedback to assess sentinel events can enhance safe practice and quality improvement programs. Resources and implementation tools will be discussed to provide a template for incorporation into educational programs and institutions. Medical student involvement in the culture of safety is necessary for the delivery of both high-quality education and high-quality patient care. It is essential to incorporate students into the ongoing development of patient safety curricula in obstetrics and gynecology.
authors.affiliation: From the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Jodi F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.affiliation: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine Inova Campus, Fairfax, Virginia.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buery-Joyner
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Petra M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Casey
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.affiliation: Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dugoff
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dalrymple
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Forstein
authors.affiliation: Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Brittany S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Hampton
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hueppchen
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kaczmarczyk
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York.
authors.forename: Nadine T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Francis S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Nuthalapaty
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Page-Ramsey
authors.affiliation: Sidney Kimmel Medical College-Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Amie J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cullimore
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*