Integrating a Resident-Driven Longitudinal Quality Improvement Curriculum Within an Ambulatory Block Schedule.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality improvement (QI) is essential in clinical practice, requiring effective teaching in residency. Barriers include lack of structure, mentorship, and time.

Objective

To develop a longitudinal QI curriculum for an internal medicine residency program with limited faculty resources and evaluate its effectiveness.

Methods

All medicine residents were provided with dedicated research time every 8 weeks during their ambulatory blocks. Groups of 3 to 5 residents across all postgraduate year levels were formed. Two faculty members and 1 chief resident advised all groups, meeting with each group every 8 weeks, with concrete expectations for each meeting. Residents were required to complete didactic modules from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Current r

SUBMITTER: Tentler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4936860 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature