The following post about planning the IHI Open School West Coast conference was written by Kelsey Priest, MPH, Rebekah Bally, and Cally Kamiya, MPH.Interprofessionalism. What does it mean? Why is it important? What does it look like? As health professions students of the 21st century, we’re exploring the answers to these questions in our interprofessional education curriculum at Oregon Health and Science University and Portland State University, and through extra-curricular activities with the I ... read full post

Dr. Ryan Miller, a former leader of the South Dakota IHI Open School Chapter, recently published a study on interprofessional education through the IHI Open School. His Chapter’s work led to a longitudinal curriculum requiring the IHI Open School courses at four South Dakota colleges. Below, Dr. Miller offers some tips for integrating quality and safety into the curriculum. Read more about how he did it in the full article.Identify key stakeholders in the health professions schools with the guid ... read full post

Rachel Hathaway, MD, is an internal medicine resident at the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA). During the last academic year, she and seven other residents participated in a pilot initiative to teach residents how to apply quality improvement methodology through hands-on, year-long projects. The group was fortunate to work with Dr. Maren Batalden — the daughter of legendary quality improver Paul Batalden — who served as mentor and course director. We asked Rachel some questions about the team’s e ... read full post