Editor’s Note Colleen McCormick, a fourth-year medical student from Wright State University in Ohio, is using the IHI Open School Quality Improvement Practicum to conduct her first quality improvement project. Every Wednesday during February and March, Colleen will write a blog post about her progress as a student trying to make a change in the health care system. You can catch up on her previous posts here. By Colleen McCormick, fourth-year medical student, Wright State University We are now ... read full post

Editor’s Note Colleen McCormick, a fourth-year medical student from Wright State University in Ohio, is using the IHI Open School Quality Improvement Practicum to conduct her first quality improvement project. Every Wednesday during February and March, Colleen will write a blog post about her progress as a student trying to make a change in the health care system. You can catch up on her previous posts here.By Colleen McCormick, fourth-year medical student, Wright State University Last week, we ... read full post

Becky Ng MPH Administrative Fellow Trinity Health in Livonia, Michigan   Dr. Berwick noted in his 2011 IHI National Forum Keynote that when he first got the job at CMS, the best advice he got was to remember the patient.   My background is non-clinical. My MPH is in health policy and management.  My work as an Administrative Fellow focuses on the finances, the operations, and the politics of a large health system. Still, I strive to remember the patient. This is health care, after all, and ... read full post

Editor’s Note Colleen McCormick, a fourth-year medical student from Wright State University in Ohio, is using the IHI Open School Quality Improvement Practicum to conduct her first quality improvement project. Every Wednesday during February and March, Colleen will write a blog post about her progress as a student trying to make a change in the health care system. You can catch up on her previous posts here. By Colleen McCormick, fourth-year medical student, Wright State University At the st ... read full post

Editor’s Note Colleen McCormick, a fourth-year medical student from Wright State University in Ohio, is using the IHI Open School Quality Improvement Practicum to conduct her first quality improvement project. Every Wednesday during February and March, Colleen will write a blog post about her progress as a student trying to make a change in the health care system. You can catch up on her previous posts here.By Colleen McCormick, fourth-year medical student, Wright State University Last week, I i ... read full post