Study links certain med schools with higher rates of malpractice claims

Graduates of certain medical schools are more likely to be sued for malpractice than others, according to a new study published in the medical journal Quality and Safety in Health Care.

The study raises questions about how medical schools could prevent some malpractice lawsuits, perhaps by training future doctors to communicate more openly with patients about errors.

Researchers found a tenfold difference between the school with the lowest rate of malpractice claims against its graduates and the school with the highest rate.

The study didn't reveal the names of the worst and best medical schools because the American Medical Association database the researchers used required confidentiality.