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Eric J. Alper
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Medical School
Publications - 28
Citations - 887
Eric J. Alper is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Patient safety & Clinical clerkship. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 27 publications receiving 820 citations. Previous affiliations of Eric J. Alper include University of Massachusetts Amherst & Lehigh Valley Hospital.
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Learning from mistakes. Factors that influence how students and residents learn from medical errors
Melissa A. Fischer,Kathleen M. Mazor,Joann L. Baril,Eric J. Alper,Deborah M. DeMarco,Michele P. Pugnaire +5 more
TL;DR: Trainees are aware of medical errors, but remaining tensions may limit learning, and institutions can immediately address variability in faculty response and local culture by disseminating clear, accessible algorithms to guide behavior when errors occur.
Factors that Influence How Students and Residents Learn from Medical Errors
Melissa A. Fischer,Kathleen M. Mazor,Joann L. Baril,Eric J. Alper,Deborah M. DeMarco,Michele P. Pugnaire +5 more
TL;DR: Trainees are aware of medical errors, but remaining tensions may limit learning, and institutions can immediately address variability in faculty response and local culture by disseminating clear, accessible algorithms to guide behavior when errors occur.
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Reconciling medications at admission: safe practice recommendations and implementation strategies.
Gina Rogers,Eric J. Alper,Diane Brunelle,Frank Federico,Clark A. Fenn,Lucian L. Leape,Leslie Kirle,Nancy Ridley,Brian R. Clarridge,Dragana Bolcic-Jankovic,Paula Griswold,Doris Hanna,Catherine L. Annas +12 more
TL;DR: A patient safety initiative developed and implemented by the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors and the Massachusetts Hospital Association demonstrated that implementing the proposed safe practices requires a team effort with leadership support and vigilant measurement.
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Procedural and interpretive skills of medical students: experiences and attitudes of fourth-year students.
Edward H. Wu,D. Michael Elnicki,Eric J. Alper,James E. Bost,Eugene C. Corbett,Mark J. Fagan,Alex J. Mechaber,Paul E. Ogden,James L. Sebastian,Dario Torre +9 more
TL;DR: A majority of fourth-year medical students still have never performed important procedures, and a substantial minority have not performed basic procedures.
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Patient safety education at U.S. and Canadian medical schools: results from the 2006 Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine survey.
TL;DR: Despite calls from regulatory, medical, and educational organizations to increase patient safety training of medical students, internal medicine clerkship directors report that few schools in the United States and Canada have implemented specific patient safety curricula.