AUTHOR=Dong Chaoyan , Altshuler Lisa , Ban Nobutaro , Wong Lee Yuen , Mohammed Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim , Tang Chao Tian , Kachur Elizabeth 

TITLE=Psychological safety in health professions education: insights and strategies from a global community of practice

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2024

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1508992

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2024.1508992

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=Psychological safety is the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up, sharing ideas, raising concerns, or making mistakes. There are various threats to psychological safety in health professions education (HPE). This commentary applies Clark’s model of psychological safety (Inclusion Safety, Learner Safety, Contributor Safety, Challenger Safety) to five different HPE settings (classroom instructions, clinical training, simulation-based training, online instructions, interprofessional education). Setting-specific threats and strategies for enhancing psychological safety are discussed.