IHI Fellowship Program
Join a global community of experienced quality and safety professionals who are leading strategic improvement in their organizations. Through expert mentorship, applied learning, and a high-impact project in your home organization, you’ll build the confidence and capability to create lasting change. Applications are open through August 28, 2026.
Take Your Quality and Safety Leadership Skills to the Next Level
IHI Fellowship: A 14-Month Program
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Fellowship Program, offered to select healthcare professionals worldwide, is designed for those in quality and safety roles who are looking to take their strategic, operational, and thought leadership skills to the next level.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead a strategic improvement project in your home organization
- Apply new knowledge and practical methods to real-world challenges
- Learn alongside a global cohort and smaller affinity groups
- Build the confidence to influence systems, culture, and outcomes
Who It’s For:
The Fellowship is designed for professionals with a strong foundation in quality, safety, and improvement who are ready to expand their impact and lead change across complex health care environments.
Deadline Extended: Applications for the 2026–2027 Fellowship Program are open until August 28! Learn more and apply
Fellowship participants:
- Bring new ways of thinking and innovative ideas for improving the quality of patient care, reducing harm, and patient-centered outcomes back to their organization
- Make a direct impact on their system while pursuing a strategic project with metrics tied to strategic organizational goals
- Deepen their knowledge in quality and safety science
- Learn how to lead system changes in quality, safety, and culture, including how to engage, influence, and impact culture change
Support and networking opportunities include:
- A dedicated mentor providing continuous feedback and support
- Access to and guidance from renowned IHI leaders and faculty, including healthcare quality and safety experts, and innovative leaders who have improved systems in other industries
- A lasting and meaningful global network of peers and faculty, allowing for an exchange of advice, ideas, and support in the long term (this includes an exclusive alumni network)
- Senior sponsorship and active engagement from your home organization’s executive team, including quarterly sponsor progress check-ins
Learn more about applying for the IHI Fellowship Program
Additional Information
Apply for the IHI Fellowship Program
The IHI Fellowship Program is designed for those in quality and safety roles who are looking to take their strategic, operational, and thought leadership skills to the next level.
Application Information