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Received: 18 October 2017

Accepted: 16 August 2018

First Online: 28 August 2018

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: Kim Oates is an Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics at Sydney University and leads the Undergraduate Quality and Safety Education Program at the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission in Australia.Ian Wilson, a medical graduate, is Professor and Director Learning and Teaching in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Australia.Wendy Hu is Professor of Medical Education, Western Sydney University, Australia. She is a medical clinician who has researched and taught patient safety in postgraduate and undergraduate health professional courses.Ben Walker is Senior Lecturer in Medical Education, University of Newcastle. A medical graduate, he now works in curriculum design and implementation, for the Joint Medical Program, Universities of Newcastle and New England in Australia.Amanda Nagle is Associate Professor at the School of Rural Medicine, University of New England and is the academic coordinator for the first year of the Joint Medical Program, Universities of Newcastle and New England in Australia.Janice Wiley is Associate Professor and Head of Personal and Professional Development Domain and Head of Student Selection at the School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia. She is a medical clinician and health services researcher. Her PhD studies were under the auspices of the NHMRC Patient Safety Program.

: Ethics: Human research ethics committee approval was granted by each of the four participating medical schools: University of Notre Dame [ID No 0130275], University of Western Sydney [ID No H9802], University of Newcastle [ID No H-2013-0132], University of New England [ID No H2013–0132]. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants.

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