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
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