From Healer to Harmer: Preparing Senior Medical Students for Patient Harm Events in a Transition-to-Residency Course
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: A physician's first patient harm event oftentimes occurs during the intern year. Residents encounter and are responsible for medical errors, yet little training is offered in how to properly cope with these events. Earlier and more in-depth education about how to process patient harm events is needed. Methods: We developed a 110-minute workshop focused on coping strategies for patient harm events and delivered it to a cohort of fourth-year medical students during a transition-to-residency course just before graduation. The workshop emphasized interns' increasing exposure to medical errors, how to personally process them, and how to debrief near-peers in processing them. Results: responses (14%) to 78 responses (72%). Discussion: This workshop fills an important gap in UME by preparing senior-level students to resolve emotional conflict related to patient harm events. Our findings illustrate that a short-term intervention on this topic can impact students' confidence. We believe discussion around how patient harm events emotionally impact trainees should be expanded.
Source: MedEdPORTAL
Institutions: University of Kentucky, Lexington VA Health Care System
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medical Services
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405822716