TRAININGS
Building the Future of Patient Safety Education
The Batz Foundation is spearheading the development of a comprehensive patient safety curriculum and certification program designed to meet the urgent needs of today’s healthcare systems—and those of the future.
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Guided by patient advocates and safety science experts, this initiative addresses critical gaps in medical and professional education by embedding patient safety principles into the training of both current and future healthcare professionals.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Despite decades of research, preventable harm remains a leading cause of injury and death worldwide. One of the most persistent barriers to progress is the lack of standardized, patient-centered safety education across disciplines and career stages.
Our education initiative is grounded in the belief that patients and families are essential partners in safety—and that their insights must inform how healthcare professionals are trained.
OUR PATIENT SAFETY CURRICULUM
This evolving curriculum is being designed to:
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Embed patient safety principles across clinical, administrative, and leadership roles
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Integrate lived patient and family experience with safety science and systems thinking
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Translate evidence into practical, teachable, and measurable competencies
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Support culture change by strengthening accountability, transparency, and partnership
Content areas will include, but are not limited to:
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Foundations of patient safety and human factors
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Family engagement and co-production of care
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Communication, disclosure, and trust after harm
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Policy, governance, and organizational responsibility for safety
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Designing systems that listen to—and act on—the patient voice
OUR VISION
The Batz Foundation certification program will establish a recognized standard for patient-centered safety education.
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The program is envisioned to:
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Validate core competencies in patient safety and family partnership
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Be adaptable across professions, care settings, and geographic regions
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Complement existing clinical and quality training programs
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Signal institutional commitment to safer, more reliable care
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We are actively seeking collaboration with:
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Academic institutions and training programs
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Health systems and hospitals
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Professional associations and accrediting bodies
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Funders, foundations, and philanthropic partners
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Policy and safety organizations committed to systemic change
Partners will have opportunities to contribute to curriculum design, pilot implementation, evaluation, and scaling.
Join Us in Shaping What Comes Next
Improving patient safety requires more than awareness—it requires education that is grounded in lived experience, informed by science, and built for real-world impact.
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If you are interested in partnering, funding, or piloting the Batz Foundation’s patient safety education and certification initiative, we invite you to connect with us to explore collaboration.