Table 2.

Summary of the major theme of strengths and the sub-themes that emerged from the analysis of faculty interviews, along with representative quotations from interview transcripts

Sub-themes	Description	Frequency	References	Representative quotes
Need for a formal curriculum	Following a formal curriculum is considered more effective	9	31	AB: “I think it is the right time now, if you want to keep pace in between the developing and developed world”.
Reason for teaching	Doing no harm; safety of patients for ourselves and for our coming generation	10	26	FW: “It’s just like if a jet falls we are also worried, and 200, 300 people are dying, so it’s like 7 jets falling in a week with so many patients dying because of lack of patient safety”.
Early integration of patient safety education	Fundamental information should establish background knowledge; thereafter, specific knowledge should be imparted	8	18	SM: “Yes I will say that it can start from the very first year because this is the work for which they have come.”