TY - JOUR
T1 - The Quality and Safety Educators Academy
T2 - Fulfilling an Unmet Need for Faculty Development
AU - Myers, Jennifer S.
AU - Tess, Anjala
AU - Glasheen, Jeffrey J.
AU - O'malley, Cheryl
AU - Baum, Karyn D.
AU - Fisher, Erin Stucky
AU - O'leary, Kevin J.
AU - Spencer, Abby
AU - Warm, Eric
AU - Wiese, Jeffrey
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - Educating physician trainees in the principles of quality improvement (QI) and patient safety (PS) is a national imperative. Few faculty are trained in these disciplines, and few teaching institutions have the resources and infrastructure to develop faculty as instructors of these skills. The authors designed a 3-day, in-person academy to provide medical educators with the knowledge and tools to integrate QI and PS concepts into their training programs. The curriculum provided instruction in quality and safety, curriculum development and assessment, change management, and professional development while fostering peer networking, mentorship, and professional development. This article describes the characteristics, experiences, and needs of a cross-sectional group of faculty interested in acquiring skills to help them succeed as quality and safety educators. It also describes the guiding principles, curriculum blueprint, program evaluation, and lessons learned from this experience which could be applied to future faculty development programs in quality and safety education.
AB - Educating physician trainees in the principles of quality improvement (QI) and patient safety (PS) is a national imperative. Few faculty are trained in these disciplines, and few teaching institutions have the resources and infrastructure to develop faculty as instructors of these skills. The authors designed a 3-day, in-person academy to provide medical educators with the knowledge and tools to integrate QI and PS concepts into their training programs. The curriculum provided instruction in quality and safety, curriculum development and assessment, change management, and professional development while fostering peer networking, mentorship, and professional development. This article describes the characteristics, experiences, and needs of a cross-sectional group of faculty interested in acquiring skills to help them succeed as quality and safety educators. It also describes the guiding principles, curriculum blueprint, program evaluation, and lessons learned from this experience which could be applied to future faculty development programs in quality and safety education.
KW - faculty development
KW - medical education
KW - patient safety
KW - quality improvement
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84928701738&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1062860613484082
DO - 10.1177/1062860613484082
M3 - Article
C2 - 23585553
AN - SCOPUS:84928701738
SN - 1062-8606
VL - 29
SP - 5
EP - 12
JO - American Journal of Medical Quality
JF - American Journal of Medical Quality
IS - 1
ER -