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Patient Safety Escape Room: A Graduate Medical Education Simulation For Event Reporting., Gretchen Diemer, Rebecca Jaffe, Dimitrios Papanagnou, Xiao Chi Zhang, Jillian Zavodnick Dec 2019

Patient Safety Escape Room: A Graduate Medical Education Simulation For Event Reporting., Gretchen Diemer, Rebecca Jaffe, Dimitrios Papanagnou, Xiao Chi Zhang, Jillian Zavodnick

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

Introduction: Although residents are on the front lines of patient care, they enter few formal patient safety reports on the adverse events and near misses they witness. Demonstrating the rationale and mechanics of reporting may improve this.

Methods: We designed and implemented an escape room patient safety simulation to incorporate active learning, gamification, and adult learning theory into intern patient safety onboarding. Interns from all sponsoring institution programs participated, identifying, mitigating, and reporting a range of patient safety hazards. Props and faculty time were the major resources required.

Results: One hundred twenty interns participated in this simulation in June 2018. …


Physician Executive Leadership (Pel): Expanding Medical School Leadership And Management Education, Gavyn Ooi, Mba, Audra Hugo, Eric Shiuey, Stephanie Beldick, Aaron Bholé, Andrew Lee, Chris Li, Michael Morano, Julia Tonnessen, Michael Zimmerman Nov 2019

Physician Executive Leadership (Pel): Expanding Medical School Leadership And Management Education, Gavyn Ooi, Mba, Audra Hugo, Eric Shiuey, Stephanie Beldick, Aaron Bholé, Andrew Lee, Chris Li, Michael Morano, Julia Tonnessen, Michael Zimmerman

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

Today’s doctors are expected to fulfill many roles, and yet, traditional medical education does not include the following:

  • Interdisciplinary teamwork
  • Leadership skills
  • Management and business techniques
  • Financial knowledge
  • Quality improvement
  • Information technology
  • Systems based approaches

Physician Executive Leadership (PEL) was founded in 2013 at Jefferson’s Sidney Kimmel Medical School to directly address gaps in medical education The PEL curriculum is both student run and student led, informed by student demand and feedback Students can complete the curriculum at the standard level of commitment or be more engaged to earn Distinction The PEL curriculum is centered around six pillars:

  • Applied Leadership …