2007-2008 Fellows

Front row (left to right): Susan Went, Karen Metzguer, David Gozzard

Back row (left to right): Jacqueline McLeod, Pinckney McIlwain, Anna Roth

The goals of IHI’s Fellowship Programs are to:

Fellows spend one year on site at IHI. Each fellow has a structured individualized learning and work plan, including intensive training in improvement skills, weekly seminars, attendance at IHI events, assignments in IHI innovation and improvement collaborative projects, and individually tailored projects under the direction of an IHI mentor.

Fellows participate in the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health, which offers intensive training in measurement, epidemiological and statistical principles necessary to weigh evidence and design sound improvement projects, quality improvement principles, and mentoring in the design of projects relevant to quality assessment and improvement. Fellowships offer stipends, cover travel and tuition, and support expenses associated with individual learning plans.

There are three different Fellowship Program opportunities at IHI:

The George W. Merck Fellowship Program supports fellows in the US
(Application deadline for the 2009-2010 fellowship year: October 1, 2008. Early application is encouraged.)

Fellows complete individualized and group training within and external to the IHI, work side-by-side with IHI leaders on innovation teams and assignments in transformational change, and lead novel projects.

• Download more information about the Merck Fellowship Program
• Download the Application
• Download the Fellowship Brochure

The Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Fellowship supports fellows from the UK
(Application deadline for the 2008-2009 fellowship year has passed.  A new deadline will be posted shortly.)

The Health Foundation’s Quality Improvement Fellowships aim to develop senior clinical leaders with the enthusiasm, experience, and skills to promote quality improvement. The fellowships provide an opportunity to make international comparisons and explore alternative models of health care. Academic learning is combined with the development of practical skills in three key areas:

• Improving patient safety
• Improving chronic care
• Optimizing data management to improve clinical outcomes

For more information or to apply, please refer to The Health Foundation website at:

http://www.health.org.uk/current_work/leadership_schemes/qifs.html 

Read a story about 2004-2005 Health Foundation Fellow, Noeleen M. Devaney, MSc, MPhil, FRCPsych

The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy supports fellows from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany
(Application deadline for the 2009-2010 fellowship year: September 5, 2008)

The Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy provide a unique opportunity for health policy researchers and practitioners from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany to spend up to 12 months in the United States conducting a policy-oriented research study, working with leading US health policy experts, and gaining an in-depth understanding of the US health care system.

For more information or to apply, please refer to The Commonwealth Fund website at:

http://www.cmwf.org/fellowships/fellowships_list.htm?attrib_id=9157

IHI Fellows — Past and Present

In memory of former Merck fellow David R. Calkins, MD, MPP (May 27, 1948 – April 7, 2006) -- physician, teacher, colleague, and friend -- who was instrumental in developing the 100,000 Lives Campaign’s How-to Guides and worked tirelessly for the 100,000 Lives Campaign. David was a true believer in the Campaign's mission and an inspiration to us all.

IHI Senior Fellows:

• Blair Sadler, JD, Faculty, UCSD Schools of Medicine and Management
• James Conway, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Steven Spear, DBA, MS, Harvard Business School
• Sir Brian Jarman, MD, MBBS, FRCP, FRCGP, Emeritus Professor, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Dr Foster Intelligence Unit
• Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

2007-2008:

George W. Merck Fellows:

• Thomas Pinckney McIlwain, MD, Medical Director, Behavioral Healthcare, Cape Fear Valley Health System
• Karen Metzguer, BSN, Professor of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina
• Anna Roth, RN, BSN, MS, Assistant Director of System Redesign, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center

Health Foundation Fellows:

• Dr. David Gozzard, Medical Director/Consultant Hematologist, Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust, Wales 
• Dr. Jacqueline Ann McLeod, MB, ChB, DFFP, MRCGP, General Practitioner, The Vale Medical Centre, England 
• Susan Went, Director, Joint Modernisation Programme, Kingston Primary Care Trust, England

2007-2008 Fellowship page

ALUMNI

2006-2007:

George W. Merck Fellows:

• Younsook Lim, MD, Children’s Hospital Boston
• Bonnie Zell, MD, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Health Foundation Fellows:

• Annette Bartley, Conwy and Denbighshire NHS Trust, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Wales 
• Maxine Power, PhD, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Hope Hospital, UK 

2005-2006:

George W. Merck Fellows:

• Steven Bergeson, MD, Allina Health System
• Crystal Clark, MD, MPH, New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation
• Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Health Foundation Fellows:

• John D. Dean, MBChB, MD, FRCP, Bolton Primary Care Trust and Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, England
• Peter I. Lachman, MD, MMed, MBBCh, FRCPCH, FCP(SA), DCH,  Royal Free Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital Partnership, London
• Jason Leitch, BDS, FDSRCS, DDS, MPH, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Commonwealth Fund/Harkness Fellow:

• James Mountford, BMBCh, MA, McKinsey, London

2004-2005

George W. Merck Fellows:

• Laura K. Botwinick, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• Sharon I. Eloranta, MD, Qualis Health
• Gail A. Nielsen, BSHCA, Iowa Health System

Health Foundation Fellows:

• Noeleen M. Devaney, MSc, MPhil, FRCPsych, Down Lisburn, Health and Social Services Trust, Northern Ireland
• Jonathon R. Gray, MBBCh, PhD, All Wales Medical Genetics Service, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, Wales
• Charles R. V. Tomson, MBBCh, DM, FRCP, Nephrology, North Bristol NHS Trust, England

Commonwealth Fund/Harkness Fellow:

• Peter C. Sprivulis, MBBS, PhD, Acute Demand Unit, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia

2003-2004

George W. Merck Fellows:

• Joseph McCannon, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• David P. Stevens, MD, Association of American Medical Colleges
• David R. Calkins, MD, Harvard Medical School

2001-2002

Commonwealth Fund/Harkness Fellow:

• Rae Lamb

1999-2000

Commonwealth Fund/Harkness Fellow:

• Tim Wilson, MD, Department of Health Strategy Unit