Graduate Medical and Dental Education

Resident Patient Safety Subcommittee

We are a subcommittee of the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) Patient Safety Committee. The purpose of the UTMC Patient Safety Program is to provide a systematic, coordinated and continuous approach to the maintenance and improvement of patient safety.

Purpose

The purpose of the Resident Patient Safety Subcommittee is to promote resident involvement, input, and engagement in UTMC Patient Safety activities.

Subcommittee Resident Members

Other Members

Other Projects

• Medication reconciliation alert
  

Other Activities

• New resident orientation: communicating on day 1. Resident members from RPSS share this information during UHS new resident orientation.
• Regular reports to the following committees:
• UHS Patient Safety Committee
• Graduate Medical/Dental Education Committee

Past Projects

• Increase reporting of safety events
• Reducing wrong orders on wrong patients
• Reducing total lab orders
• Joint task force with Nursing Quality Council

Helpful Resources

• RCA One Page Form
• Resident RCA 5 Whys Cover Page
• Failure Modes and Effect Analysis

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