Quality Improvement (QI) has gained increasing focus in residency training over the last 15 years. After graduation, nearly all internists are involved in QI efforts where they work, regardless of specialty. Many residents are interested in taking a more active role in this QI work, including leading projects now and in their future careers.
The goal of the QI Track is to expand upon the residents’ knowledge and skills in QI, patient safety, hospital efficiency and function, system redesign, and leadership skills. Interested residents apply during the spring of their first or second year, and will then complete the track during their second or third year of residency.
Residents in the QI Track meet regularly with our QI faculty and key hospital/department administrators to build these skills. Track activities include:
The residents participating in the QI track utilize creativity, problem solving, teamwork, gap/error analysis, process mapping, and data gathering, to build a lifelong skill set as they tackle their very own QI projects.
Examples of some of the projects that UC Davis QI Track residents have completed include: