Psychological safety is critically important in medicine
November 12, 2019 Association of American Medical Colleges
This article summarizes a presentation by Harvard University’s Amy Edmondson at Learn Serve Lead 2019, the Association of American Medical Colleges’ annual meeting on psychological safety in medicine. Edmondson’s research found that high-performing teams in hospitals reported higher error rates, which was attributed to psychologically safe working environments where all team members felt empowered to speak up.
Topics
Psychologically safe learning Physical, psychological and cultural safety
Related resources
Guarding Minds at Work
This free online resource helps employers assess, protect and promote psychological health and safety in their workplaces.
View resource Guarding Minds at WorkCaring for Healthcare Workers
This resource helps Canadian health care organizations assess and promote workplace psychological health and safety.
View resource Caring for Healthcare WorkersCaring for healthcare: A toolkit for psychological health and safety in healthcare workplaces
This toolkit shares stories and tools of health care organizations that implemented the standard on workplace psychological health and safety.
View resource Caring for healthcare: A toolkit for psychological health and safety in healthcare workplacesAssembling the Pieces: An Implementation Guide to the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
This handbook guides organizations in their implementation of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
View resource Assembling the Pieces: An Implementation Guide to the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the WorkplaceAssembling the pieces toolkit
This toolkit provides advice for implementing key elements of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
View resource Assembling the pieces toolkitPsychological safety is critically important in medicine
In this article, Amy Edmondson of Harvard University shares why psychological safety is critically important in medicine.
View resource Psychological safety is critically important in medicineAre you in distress? Get help now.
Call 911 or access physician health and wellness supports.
Are you in distress? Get help now.