Trainee Focus
Quality immersion: Are dedicated placements the answer?
James M.O. McFarlane MBBCh, BSc, MRCP,
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James M.O. McFarlane MBBCh, BSc, MRCP
ACEM Trainee
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Correspondence: Dr James MO McFarlane, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Level 4, Jane Bell House, 10 Wreckyn Street, Melbourne, VIC 3051, Australia. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJames M.O. McFarlane MBBCh, BSc, MRCP,
Corresponding Author
James M.O. McFarlane MBBCh, BSc, MRCP
ACEM Trainee
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Correspondence: Dr James MO McFarlane, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Level 4, Jane Bell House, 10 Wreckyn Street, Melbourne, VIC 3051, Australia. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
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