Psychological safety in health professions education: insights and strategies from a global community of practice

Psychological safety is the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up, sharing ideas, raising concerns, or making mistakes. There are various threats to psychological safety in health professions education (HPE). This commentary applies Clark’s model of psychological safety...

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Main Authors: Chaoyan Dong, Lisa Altshuler, Nobutaro Ban, Lee Yuen Wong, Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim Mohammed, Chao Tian Tang, Elizabeth Kachur
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1508992/full
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description Psychological safety is the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up, sharing ideas, raising concerns, or making mistakes. There are various threats to psychological safety in health professions education (HPE). This commentary applies Clark’s model of psychological safety (Inclusion Safety, Learner Safety, Contributor Safety, Challenger Safety) to five different HPE settings (classroom instructions, clinical training, simulation-based training, online instructions, interprofessional education). Setting-specific threats and strategies for enhancing psychological safety are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-21ddb3560ba44feabb7e250ea8bf39f02025-01-24T07:13:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-01-011110.3389/fmed.2024.15089921508992Psychological safety in health professions education: insights and strategies from a global community of practiceChaoyan Dong0Lisa Altshuler1Nobutaro Ban2Lee Yuen Wong3Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim Mohammed4Chao Tian Tang5Elizabeth Kachur6Sengkang General Hospital, Education Office, Singapore, SingaporeNew York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United StatesAichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanOrthopaedic Surgery Department, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, SudanDepartment of Psychiatry, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeMedical Education Development, Global Consulting, New York, NY, United StatesPsychological safety is the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up, sharing ideas, raising concerns, or making mistakes. There are various threats to psychological safety in health professions education (HPE). This commentary applies Clark’s model of psychological safety (Inclusion Safety, Learner Safety, Contributor Safety, Challenger Safety) to five different HPE settings (classroom instructions, clinical training, simulation-based training, online instructions, interprofessional education). Setting-specific threats and strategies for enhancing psychological safety are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1508992/fullhealth professions educationpsychological safetyinterprofessional educationsimulation-based medical educationteam-based learning
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health professions education
psychological safety
interprofessional education
simulation-based medical education
team-based learning
title Psychological safety in health professions education: insights and strategies from a global community of practice
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psychological safety
interprofessional education
simulation-based medical education
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