Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Track | Emory School of Medicine

Goals, Learning Objectives, & Outcome

Goals

This 24-month track will support residents & fellows to gain the knowledge, skills, and methods necessary to: (a) become leaders in healthcare system’s quality and safety committees, initiatives, and activities and (b) prepare them for careers in this field.

Learning Objectives

1. To obtain knowledge in quality improvement methods
2. To apply quality improvement methods to a healthcare gap in quality
3. To identify system failures and medical errors in health systems and report them in the appropriate hospital error reporting system.

Outcome

Upon completion of the track, residents will be awarded a certificate of distinction in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety from Emory University School of Medicine.

Application Process

Participation will be restricted to residents and fellows at the PGY-2 or higher level. Applications are due in the Spring (deadline of April 30) and are open to residents or fellows who will be PGY-2 or higher level as of July 1 of the same year.

The application must include the following components:

• A personal statement describing why you would like to participate in the residency track, your interest in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and your expected goals and outcomes.  The personal statement should be limited to no more than 1 page.
• A brief letter of support from the Program Director. A letter of support from the applicant’s program director must be included as part of the application process.  The letter should indicate support for the resident’s participation in the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety track including allowing the resident to attend the required Small Group Learning sessions and EHC Quality Academy course.

Each year, please submit your application to Dr. Freny Shah no later than April 30 for consideration in the cohort starting in July.