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. 2018 Nov 1;178(11):1548-1549.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4184.

Education and Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Among Physicians in Internal Medicine Training Programs

Thilan P Wijesekera  1 , Lisa Sanders  1 , Donna M Windish  1
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Education and Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Among Physicians in Internal Medicine Training Programs

Thilan P Wijesekera et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This survey study investigates education and reporting of diagnostic errors among resident and attending physicians in internal medicine training programs in Connecticut.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Education Regarding Discussion of Diagnostic Errors With Patients
Cumulative responses of attending and trainee physicians to the question of where they were taught to discuss diagnostic errors with patients. Physicians were asked to select all that applied. CME indicates continuing medical education; GME, graduate medical education; and UME, undergraduate medical education.
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