Quality Curriculum
Didactic Teaching for Internal Medicine Residents
Boonyasai R. Effectiveness of teaching QI principles to clinicians: systematic review
(JAMA 2007) PubMed Attitudes improve, but effects on clinical outcomes uncertain.
Voss J. Teaching safety and quality in residency training. (Acad Med 2008) abstract
Bernabeo, Conforti, Holmboe. Teaching cardiac QI prevention intervention in resident clinic. (Am J Med Qual 2009) More resident awareness of pt and system factors abstract
Vinci L, Oyler J, Johnson J, Arora V. Empowering Internal Medicine Residents to Improve
Quality in Their Continuity Clinics. (Academic Internal Medicine Insight 2009) full document
Moskowitz E, Nash D. Teaching Trainees the Tenets of Quality and Safety: An Annotated Bibliography. Am J Med Qual 2009 full document
Mosser G, Frisch K, Skarda P, Gertner E. Addressing the Challenges in Teaching Quality
Improvement. Am J Med 2009 article
Vinci LM, Oyler J, Johnson JK, et al. Effect of a quality improvement curriculum on resident knowledge and skills in improvement. Qual Saf Health Care 2010 19: 351-354 Article
U of Chicago Quality Improvement Fundamentals (Vinci, Oyler, Arora, Johnson)
The following are lectures used in teaching basic QI principles to internal medicine residents during successive ambulatory block rotations.
Process mapping and PDSA Cycles
Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement Curriculum and Bibliography
Internal Medicine 3rd Year Student QI Modules and Tools
Reduction of Unwarranted PPI Use Whelan 2006 JGIM Student Example - Silverman, Taub
Risk Assessment for Venous Thromboembolism 1-month tracker general med admissions
Routine Geriatric Principles to assess newly admitted elderly Davis 2004 1-page assess tool
Delirium Assessment CHAMP weblink Inouye NEJM 2006 Student Example Chang Chaudary
Health Literacy Screening Chew Fam Med 2004 3-question validated pre-op screening tool