From Theory to Practice: Development and Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Curriculum for Psychiatry Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Quality improvement (QI) is a systematic approach used to analyze and address problems in healthcare. Evidence of its success has led some national regulatory bodies to require QI education in residency training programs. However, limited work to date has demonstrated how residency programs can integrate best practices in QI education to design their own curriculum. This study describes the implementation and evaluation of a new QI curriculum, grounded in a theoretical model of how QI education works, for Canadian psychiatry residents.

Methods

PGY-2 and PGY-4 psychiatry residents received a 2.5-h mixed didactic and simulation-based QI workshop as a part of the 2021-2022 academic curriculum. Their knowledge and attitudes toward QI were assessed using the QI Knowled

SUBMITTER: Nidumolu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10832440 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature