Melissa A Fischer
Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Learning from mistakes. Factors that influence how students and residents learn from medical errorsMelissa A Fischer
Department of Internal Medicine, Meyers Primary Care Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:419-23. 2006..Trainees are exposed to medical errors throughout medical school and residency. Little is known about what facilitates and limits learning from these experiences...
- Between two worlds: a multi-institutional qualitative analysis of students' reflections on joining the medical professionMelissa A Fischer
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:958-63. 2008..We analyzed student reflections to inform curricula and support learning...
- Prescribers and pharmaceutical representatives: why are we still meeting?Melissa A Fischer
University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:795-801. 2009..This work has primarily been with physicians and physician-trainees. Questions remain regarding why prescribers continue to meet with pharmaceutical representatives (PRs)...
- Factors influencing preceptors' responses to medical errors: a factorial surveyKathleen M Mazor
630 Plantation Street, Meyers Primary Care Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
Acad Med 80:S88-92. 2005..Preceptors must respond to trainees' medical errors, but little is known about what factors influence their responses...
- Teaching and medical errors: primary care preceptors' viewsKathleen M Mazor
Meyers Primary Care Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
Med Educ 39:982-90. 2005..In particular, we examined preceptors' responses to trainees involved in medical errors, factors influencing their response, and their perceptions of barriers to teaching from medical errors...
- Disclosure of medical errors: what factors influence how patients respond?Kathleen M Mazor
Meyers Primary Care Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Fallon Foundation and Fallon Community Health Plan, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:704-10. 2006..Disclosure of medical errors is encouraged, but research on how patients respond to specific practices is limited...
- Discussion of medical errors in morbidity and mortality conferencesEdgar Pierluissi
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
JAMA 290:2838-42. 2003..Morbidity and mortality conferences in residency programs are intended to discuss adverse events and errors with a goal to improve patient care. Little is known about whether residency training programs are accomplishing this goal...