Structured Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) module for postgraduate medical interns

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description

A compulsory module in the internship curriculum at a private tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, consisting of "a pre-module online assessment administered through the institutional Virtual Learning Environment, followed by two consecutive in-person teaching days (13 contact hours)". Morning didactic lectures cover quality and patient safety, the science of safety, error disclosure, safety culture, and conflict management, followed by facilitated group-based applied learning including case-based learning on learning from defects, a communication lab, and structured case-based discussions, concluding with a post-module assessment.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Delivered as a compulsory component of the internship curriculum with pre- and post-module assessments administered through the institutional Virtual Learning Environment

Constraints

• The one-arm quasi-experimental design precluded a concurrent control group and limits causal attribution of observed gains

Target Learners

• Postgraduate medical interns in a one-year internship programme at a tertiary care hospital

Learning Goals

• Patient safety knowledge
• Systems thinking
• Knowledge efficacy for safety and quality improvement practices

Claims

• Qps Module Improves Intern Knowledge Scores [+M]
• Qps Module Improves Systems Thinking Sts [+M]
• Qps Module Improves Knowledge Efficacy [+M]

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Key Sources

• Qureshi Muhammad Fazal Hussain; Asif Fozia; Khan Shahmeer Raza; Akhtar Munazza; Shah Muzna; Altaf Ahmed; Latif Asad. (2026). Strengthening patient safety competencies among physician interns through a structured quality and safety course. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09875-4

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title	Structured Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) module for postgraduate medical interns
description	A compulsory module in the internship curriculum at a private tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, consisting of "a pre-module online assessment administered through the institutional Virtual Learning Environment, foll...
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