Missed Diagnosis and Patient Safety

Training through medical school, continuous professional development, and experience provides most physicians with the skills to make a correct and timely diagnosis and resolve patient concerns. Our healthcare systems are also equipped with powerful diagnostics resources with proven high accuracy to reduce the incidence of missed diagnoses. Despite all these factors, physicians do miss diagnoses with a negative implication for quality care and patient safety.

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Equity, diversity, and inclusivity do not exist for all.

The College is working to improve its understanding of these issues by learning about equity, diversity, and inclusivity (EDI) and by critical self reflection of our processes. Find out what are we doing to make a difference.