Patient Safety Education for Medical Students at the

University of Missouri

Linda Headrick, M.D., M.S.Sr Assoc Dean Education

University of Missouri School of MedicineColumbia, MO

First publicly supported

medical school west of the

Mississippi River

Today:• MD Students: 392

• Residents: 423• Faculty: 683

• MD Alumni: 7268

Physicians to provide effective patient-centered

care for the people of Missouri and beyond

Key Characteristics of MU Grads

• Able to deliver effective patient-centered care• Honest with high ethical standards• Knowledgeable in biomedical sciences, EBM,

and social/cultural issues• Critical thinkers; problem-solvers• Able to communicate• Able to collaborate • Committed to improving quality and safety• Committed to life-long learning and

professional formation

Foundation Concepts,

Skills & Values

Limited Applications

Expanded Applications

Demonstrated Basic

Competency

BeginningStudent

GraduatePost-Graduate

Trainee

Educating Future Health Professionals to Work Together to Improve Health Care and Pt Safety

MU SOM Continuum in Quality and Safety• White Coat Ceremony

• Partners in Education/Partners in Care

• Interprofessional Curriculum in Q&S

• Patient Safety Internal Med Confs

• TIIPS

• ACT Curriculum • Quality/ Safety Electives

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Letters Not Completed Within 2 Weeks

Cytology Cancer Tracking Letters

New ElectronicTracking Process

Introduced

Good

Wieberg et al 2008

Hall et al 2007

Professional work = delivery and improvement of

high quality care