X + Y = Time for QI: Meaningful Engagement of Residents in Quality Improvement During the Ambulatory Block.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meaningful resident engagement in quality improvement (QI) remains challenging. Barriers include a lack of time and of faculty with QI expertise. We leveraged our internal medicine (IM) residency program's adoption of an "X" (inpatient rotations) plus "Y" (ambulatory block) schedule to implement a QI curriculum for all residents during their ambulatory block.

Objective

We sought to engage residents in interprofessional QI, improve residents' QI confidence and knowledge and application to practice, and create opportunities for QI scholarship.

Methods

In July 2015, the program provided dedicated time for QI in the ambulatory block. All categorical IM residents and 11 voluntary faculty mentors were divided into 10 teams based on clinic site and "Y" block sched

SUBMITTER: Johnson KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008036 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature