An Innovative Patient Safety Curriculum For Pediatric Residents

Purpose: Patient safety has been identified by the ACGME, ABP, and safety experts as an important topic for resident medical education. Despite this, there are few published safety curricula targeting pediatric residents. We created an innovative patient safety curriculum for senior-level pediatric and multi-board residents. We aim to improve residents’ knowledge of patient safety principles, their comfort in applying these principles to future practice, their satisfaction with safety education, and rates of resident event reporting. Methods: The curriculum was delivered in five one-hour long, monthly sessions. Session topics were selected …