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  Calling All Students

The Latest Forum News:

  • Listen to a recording of the Student Orientation Call, so you're reading to hit the ground running when you get to the National Forum.
  • Compete in the National Forum Clarion Case Study Competition to win prizes - Visit the 'Schedule' tab for instructions on how to register.
  • Don't forget to submit your information for the Student Directory to OpenSchool@ihi.org by Friday, November 21st.
    • Name, degree, year, university
    • Short biography (100 words or less)
    • Contact information
    • One unique thing about you
    • Image (headshot, file size limit 4 MB, a high resolution (225dpi) jpg or eps file)

Imagine a place where health professions students and teachers who are passionate about improving care can come together in the year’s most powerful and energizing event. That place is the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, taking place December 8-11, 2008, in Nashville, Tennessee. The annual National Forum draws nearly 7,000 health care professionals from around the world in person, and thousands more via satellite broadcast, to participate in a broad array of learning sessions and networking events. More students will be attending this year’s National Forum than ever before, and IHI has planned student-focused events to help make the Forum a more valuable experience.

 

Student events include:

  • Compete in the National Forum Clarion Case Study Competition and win prizes
  • Attend sessions designed especially for students by using the "Student Track" when enrolling
  • Get matched with a mentor who’ll help you get the most out of the National Forum
  • Enter our student posterboard competition


Be sure to click on the "Schedule" tab for more information about these events.

More
 National Forum Materials
  • Brochure: Download the National Forum program brochure
  • Student poster: Help us spread the word about our upcoming National Forum by hanging this poster at your institution
  • Schedule: Download the complete schedule of student events at the National Forum
 What People Are Saying About the National Forum

“The exposure to such motivated professionals is invaluable, and the energy at the IHI National Forum is contagious. I was honored to participate in the posterboard presentations and as a result, I have been given the opportunity to share my research as a part of a bigger study to be published in a medical journal later this year.”

Crystal Hooper RN, BSN, CEN, Graduate Student, Clemson University School of Nursing


“Connecting the students to quality improvement work is very invaluable to them and the patients they will serve.”

Rob Colones, President, McLeod Health


“The inspiration and motivation that I have received from the past two years at the IHI conference is unparalleled by any other conference that I have ever attended. The quality of the materials presented, the data evident behind the research, and the thought-provoking forums leave me with so much inspiration to return home and promote change and reform in my own area as a nurse.”

Marian Crawford, RN, BSN, Graduate Student, Nursing Administration