Table 2.

Exposure to and importance of patient safety and quality improvement N = 369-450

Question	Percent or Mean (SD)
Previous exposure to Patient safety	79%
Previous exposure to Quality Improvement	47%
Relative importance of patient safety compared to basic science knowledge	57% More important
	34% Same importance
	9% Less important
	3.7 (SD 0.90)
Relative importance of patient safety compared to clinical knowledge	25% More important
	59% Same importance
	16% Less important
	3.1 (SD 0.79)
Relative importance of quality improvement compared to basic science knowledge	33% More important
	45% Same importance
	22% Less important
	3.2 (SD 0.88)
Relative importance of quality improvement compared to clinical knowledge	11% More important
	52% Same importance
	37% Less important
	2.7 (SD 0.76)