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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Resident Representative: A Novel Leadership Role to Improve Peer Engagement with Root Cause Analyses

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    Patrick J. Buckley, Luke J. Swider, Caroline L. Franke, Michael J. Travis, Sansea L. Jacobson, Meredith Spada & Priyanka Amin

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Michael Travis

  • Payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events: “Honorarium for Grand Round Presentation, virtually, at Penn State University, Hershey, March 2021 - $500”

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Buckley, P.J., Swider, L.J., Franke, C.L. et al. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Resident Representative: A Novel Leadership Role to Improve Peer Engagement with Root Cause Analyses. Acad Psychiatry 47, 526–530 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-022-01686-1

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