IHI Open School

The Quality & Innovation Scholars Program (QISP) is a unique six month long interdisciplinary, team-based practicum opportunity in healthcare quality improvement.

Each year after an application process, QISP scholars are paired with Duke University Health System faculty conducting forward-thinking Quality Improvement and Innovation work. In addition, scholars complete a formalized curriculum (IHI Open School Modules) and discussion sessions led by faculty members.

Applications to the Quality & Innovation Scholars Program 2022-2023 are NOW OPEN!

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Due Friday, November 30^th, 2022 at 11:59pm

Please contact DukeIHI@gmail.com with any questions.

The Quality & Innovation Scholars Program (QISP) is a unique six month long interdisciplinary, team-based practicum opportunity in healthcare quality improvement.

Each year after an application process, QISP scholars are paired with Duke University Health System faculty conducting forward-thinking Quality Improvement and Innovation work. In addition, scholars complete a formalized curriculum (IHI Open School Modules) and discussion sessions led by faculty members.

Examples of past project opportunities include:

• Standardizing Text Paging to Improve Physician-Nurse Communication: A Pilot Study
• Standardizing Protocols in the Duke Outpatient Clinic.
• Developing patient literacy evaluation processes
• Assessing the efficiency of primary-care-to-specialty-care referrals
• Creating pediatric care guidelines and improving adherence to evidence based care
• Reconciling quality indicators in surgery across multiple databases
• Developing a balance sheet of provider performance to improve efficiency in outpatient, underserved settings

Applications to the Quality & Innovation Scholars Program 2021-2022 are NOW OPEN!

https://forms.gle/obUF349SJ51Zf8aQ6

Due Friday, September 24th, 2021 at 11:59pm

Please contact DukeIHI@gmail.com with any questions.

Welcome to the new updated IHI Open-School website!

-Duke IHI Open School Exec

Looking to get involved this upcoming year? Come join us at our annual kick-off event on October 3rd! 

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Congratulations to our 2018-2019 QISP Travel Scholarship winners! Alexander Gunn and Alexis Musick for their project “Evaluating Pharmacy- Provider Discrepancies in Discharge Medication Reconciliation”

Dr. Jennifer Perkins returned for the exciting conclusion of our OpSwap series this year. Over 30 students in the DIHI community from various schools on the Duke campus joined us for dinner and discussion on Dr. Perkins’ projects in improving access to specialty care here at Duke.

A big thank you to Dr. Perkins for a wonderful session- and to all those in attendance!

On November 29th, Dr. Kevin Shah returned to present the first OpSwap of the 2018-2019 year. As the first of the series, Dr. Shah presented the two major quality improvement models, Six Sigma and LEAN, and offered a crash-course in the basics of QI.

We then took a deeper dive into a specific case of QI innovation and implementation here at Duke in terms of the management of diabetic hypertension. Dr. Shah highlighted the importance of working in a diverse team and carefully observing every level and every step in any complex process when trying to improve a system. Our audience, composed of students from the School of Medicine, Fuqua, and the Nursing School, divided into teams to solve four different aspects of this particular case.

As always, our thanks go out to Dr. Shah and too all of our attendees for making this another successful event!

Launching the 2018-2019 year of IHI program was our Kickoff with Chancellor Washington. Students from across our campus gathered for this event, representing the schools of Business, Medicine, Nursing and Policy. The Chancellor highlighted the impacts and potentials of healthcare improvement, describing his work at the highest level at Duke as CEO of DUHS. He shared with our students his unique perspective on the healthcare systems, and the future directions and landscape into which we might be headed. We were honored to have the Chancellor join us in welcoming and inspiring this year’s IHI class.

Our most sincere thanks go out to all those who attended, and Chancellor Washington!

This month the 2017-2018 QISP participants gathered to share the results of their work through the program. Through the QISP program students receive didactic learning on quality improvement and patients safety and attend discussions sessions led by faculty members. The scholars are also paired with Duke University Health System faculty conducting forward-thinking Quality Improvement and Innovation work. This April, the students gathered at the School of Medicine for our annual symposium to share the results of their work with fellow students and faculty members! 25 QISP student participants presented their work at the symposium – with 18 posters and 8 podium presentations.

Student posters describe their work on QI and Patient Safety Projects

Students and Faculty gather to discuss QISP Participant’s work and experiences

In addition the winners of the Chancellor’s Scholarship were announced. The scholarship provides students the opportunity to travel and present their QISP project at the National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare. The 2017-2018 Chancellor’s Scholarship winners are:

1. Jordan Hildenbrand for her Project, “The Duke Heparin Protocol”
2. Briana Shipley & Alexandria Hurley for “Improving Migraine Care for Children in the Duke University Hospital ED”

Chancellor’s Scholarship winners Briana Shipley & Alexandria Hurley with their poster

WE NEED YOU!

We are looking for grad/professional students (SON, SOM, Fuqua, Sanford, Pratt, etc.) who are passionate about improving the delivery of health care to join our 2018-2019 executive team.

If you are interested, please take a look at the position descriptions and complete our application form online.

Would like to get more involved in student-led healthcare improvement, quality, and patient safety efforts at Duke? Would you like the opportunity to engage with student leaders from various graduate programs? Then join the Duke IHI Leadership. Please see this page for a list of the available positions and a description of the positions.

Duke IHI is a dynamic student organization that brings together graduate students from across disciplines to promote and support explorations in healthcare improvement. Our mission is: “To coordinate, connect, and inspire inter-professional students to learn about, engage in, and lead toward healthcare improvement across DUHS and beyond.”

Any questions, please reach out to our 2017-2018 Co-Presidents, Allison Kratka (allison.kratka [at] duke.edu) and Kristian Becker (kristian.becker [at] duke.edu).