A multicenter study on the perspectives of Jordanian medical students on patient safety (1 July 2025)

Summary

Patient safety is intended to prevent harm or to halt accidents and negative side effects that patients may experience because of various treatment options. The aim of this study is to monitor the responses of medical students towards patient safety issues, introduce the term and practice to medical students, and fill the gap between clinical education and quality control. Medical therapy breakthroughs have resulted in an increase in side effects and hazards. Patient safety should be taught in medical schools from the beginning.

The medical students’ inadequate patient safety knowledge exemplifies the failure of unorganised education to keep up with new safety ideas, therefore, it is advised that patient safety topics be covered from the very beginning of the medical school curriculum. This can be achieved through lectures, discussion groups, practice-based learning rounds, case study, simulation, patient tracking and other formats.