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Errors more common in teaching hospitals at start of academic year

DateSunday, October 25, 2009 at 07:41PM | | Print ArticlePrint Article

The rate of medical errors among medical interns and residents at teaching hospitals is significantly greater at the beginning of the academic year regardless of trainees’ level of clinical experience, according to a study published in BMJ.

Click here for the story in Reuters.

(SOURCES: Advisory Board Daily Briefing, http://advisory.com, October 20, 2009; Reuters, http://reuters.com, accessed October 23, 2009)

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