Entrustment of the on-call senior medical resident role: implications for patient safety and collective care

Abstract Background The on-call responsibilities of a senior medicine resident (SMR) may include the admission transition of patient care on medical teaching teams (MTT), supervision of junior trainees, and ensuring patient safety. In many institutions, there is no standardised assessment of SMR com...

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Main Authors: Noureen Huda, Lisa Faden, Mark Goldszmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-017-0959-3