Improving patient safety by enhancing raising concerns at medical school: a curriculum review

Abstract

Raising concerns (RC) as a tool for improving patient safety has been researched among qualified doctors, but while medical students frequently encounter unprofessional behaviours, little is known about the barriers to, and the culture of, RC among medical undergraduates, which this study was first to address. This work was led by a final-year medical student in conjunction with the faculty. A university student–staff collaboration faculty development grant funded the work. Ethics was obtained through the local research ethics committee (REC). …