Classification and categorisation of errors reported by 278 medical students for the academic year 2015–2016 at Wayne State University, School of Medicine, using qualitative data analysis
| What students reported (n=278)* | Quality improvement physicians’ determination (n=273)† | Correctly classified | Reclassified | ||
| Types of event | Near miss | 179 | 175 | 162 (93%) | 13 (7%) |
| Adverse event | 99 | 98 | 86 (88%) | 12 (12%) | |
| Type of error | Diagnosis error | 37 | 46 | 31 (67%) | 15 (33%) |
| Treatment errors | 114 | 124 | 100 (81%) | 24 (19%) | |
| Preventative error | 67 | 55 | 43 (78%) | 12 (22%) | |
| Other | 60 | 48 | 37 (77%) | 11 (23%) | |
After analysis, 273 reports qualified as near miss/adverse event
*Reports were not near miss/adverse event.
†Total cases reported by students.