One of the most pressing issues in health care today is the quality and safety of care that people receive. Each year, millions of people suffer from medical errors and tens of thousands die from these errors. Medical errors are numerous and varied – from misdiagnoses to medication mishaps – and their causes equally diverse. Diagnostic errors are the most common cause of medical errors reported by patients, accounting for nearly 60 percent of all errors and an estimated 40,000-80,000 deaths per year. In its report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, the National Academy of Medicine estimates that "nearly every American will experience a diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences."
Advancing knowledge and enacting change in the field of diagnostic excellence is crucial to improving diagnostic performance, reducing harm, improving health outcomes and saving lives. Organizations like the National Academy of Medicine and the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine have created fellowships to help address this important issue.
Two fellowship programs with upcoming deadlines aim to support promising individuals, increasing knowledge and skills in the field of diagnostic safety:
National Academy of Medicine
Deadline to apply: March 3, 2022
This collaborative program between the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) is designed to advance equity and develop a cadre of leaders who can drive implementation of effective strategies to raise awareness of diagnosis in medicine, support diagnostic excellence, and reduce diagnostic errors at the national level.
Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine
Deadline to apply: March 8, 2022
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) Fellowship in Diagnostic Excellence will enhance your knowledge and skills in diagnostic quality and safety, match you with experienced mentors and recognized leaders in the field of diagnostic error, connect you with the diagnostic error community, and help you develop and implement your own project.
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