Clinical Quality Improvement Curriculum for Faculty in an Academic Medical Center.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

Interested faculty enrolled in this 6-month-long quality improvement (QI) course to facilitate independent QI project work. The course included monthly 1.5-hour sessions: 20-minute presentations covering key QI concepts, then small group activities to facilitate project work. Faculty were required to identify, construct, and implement an independent QI project. They met individually with mentors twice during the course, with additional guidance offered virtually via phone or e-mail, and completed pretests and posttests of QI knowledge (maximum score = 15) and self-assessed confidence. A statistically significant difference in knowledge (pre-course mean = 7.75, standard deviation [SD] = 3.06; post-course mean = 11.75, SD = 3.28; P = .02) and self-assessed confidence (pre mean = 3.08, SD = 0.65; post mean = 4.5, SD = 0.68; P < .0001) was found. Of 8 faculty, 5 were able to conduct small tests of change; 3 studied the current processes and planned to run tests of change. Positive responses to this course helped obtain buy-in from leadership to develop a leadership program in QI.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Yanamadala, M; Criscione-Schreiber, LG; Hawley, J; Heflin, MT; Shah, BR

Published Date

  • 2016

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 31 / 2

Start / End Page

  • 125 - 132

PubMed ID

  • 25381003

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1555-824X

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/1062860614558086

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • Netherlands