Re-thinking How We Teach Quality Improvement: Adding Meaning to an ACGME Requirement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many residency programs have struggled to meaningfully meet the ACGME quality improvement (QI) requirements. Similarly, our residents were receiving limited QI education, and their longitudinal projects were ineffective.

Aim

Create an integrated didactic and experiential learning environment that equips residents to become leaders of QI.

Setting and participants

Internal medicine (IM) residency program of 45 residents in a large community hospital.

Program description

This curriculum included eight content areas. Games, real-life application, and project celebrations cultivated engagement. Sessions occurred during residents' 2-week outpatient rotations. Project development was standardized.

Program evaluation

The QI Knowledge Application Tool-

SUBMITTER: Baxter K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667725 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature