Academic Psychiatry

, Volume 40, Issue 6, pp 893–897 | Cite as

Transforming Systems of Care Through a Novel Resident-Led Approach to Morbidity and Mortality Conferences

  • Tobias Wasser
  • Beth D. Grunschel
  • Amy Stevens
  • Noah A. Capurso
  • Elizabeth Ralevski
  • Andres Barkil-Oteo
  • Louis Trevisan
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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the VA Connecticut Healthcare System for its role in supporting the development of this program.

Compliance with Ethical Standards

This work was granted exemption from review by the Human Subjects Committee of the Yale University Institutional Review Board.

Disclosure

On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

Funding Sources

None.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Yale University School of MedicineNew HavenUSA

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