Stanford Resident Safety Council

the stanford resident safety council (rsc) is an institution-wide, interdepartmental council of resident physicians engaged in high-impact quality improvement (qi) projects throughout stanford health care. the rsc was established in 2014 with the goal of bringing residents of all fields together to collaborate and develop solutions to important challenges within a variety of different healthcare environments. the rsc has received recognition at the institutional level, and has empowered residents to participate in the development of innovative solutions to the challenges of a large, complex, and well-resourced hospital system. the mission of the rsc is to improve patient safety through collaboration, innovation, and leadership at the resident level. leadership within the rsc has placed many residents on important hospital quality and safety committees, so that the voice of the residents may be heard institution-wide. this has already resulted in improved recognition of resident challen