Quality Improvement (QI) education is integrated throughout the three years to lay a foundation and then apply what is learned through reflection on specific cases, work with interdisciplinary teams to design and implement improvements and to disseminate what is learned through presentations and publication.
Quality Improvement/Patient Safety
- Resident-led Morbidity/Mortality Conferences and Amazing/Awesome Conferences with integrated Patient Safety Conference.
- 1:1 support and mentorship for residents to develop and lead their own QI projects.
- Supplemental QI/PS education available through the GME sponsored PATHS PIE Program, a monthly 1-2 hour session in the evenings.
- A close relationship with the QI/PS department at both Banner University and the VA that allows residents the opportunity to get involved in numerous initiatives ranging from quality improvement projects, RCAs, Code Blue reviews, and more.
- Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Annual Housestaff High Value Idea Competition and Housestaff Quality and Safety Day.
- “BETTER” curriculum/weeks – 20 curricular days over the PGY2 and -3 years focused on.
- Reinforcing and applying QI and patient safety principles.
- Mentored individual project presented at local, regional or national meeting.
- Career development – Risk management, advanced communication skills, medico-legal, transition to practice.
- Group activities ranging from the “Patient Safety House of Horrors”, “QI Olympics”, and a Patient Safety Themed “Escape Room”.
- ACP High Value Care curriculum integrated into current didactics.
- Dedicated Chief Residents of Quality and Patient Safety, in collaboration with the local VA.
- GME funding for travel and conferences for eligible poster presentations.