Applications to the Quality & Innovation Scholars Program are now closed as of 10/14/15. We received many excellent applications! Thank you to all the applicants for your interest!
The matching process is now currently underway. On November 2nd, all applicants will be notified of their status, and those selected will receive their mentor/project match.
Contact DukeQISP@gmail.com with any questions.
The Quality & Innovations Scholars Program application open TODAY 9/28.
Apply here: www.tinyurl.com/QISP2015
Deadline to apply is Wednesday October 14, 2015
The Quality & Innovation Scholars Program (QISP) is a unique six month long interdisciplinary, team-based practicum opportunity in healthcare quality improvement. For further details on the program, read on here or attend one of our information sessions this week.
Contact DukeQISP@gmail.com with any questions.
Interested in working on innovative and interdisciplinary solutions to improve health care delivery at Duke? As a member of the Quality & Innovation Scholars Program (QISP) you can do just that! If you weren’t able to attend the IHI Kickoff event on 9/24, but still want to learn more about this year’s upcoming QISP, we’ll be holding an informal info sessions at Fuqua and the School of Medicine. We’ll give a quick rundown of what it means to be a QI Scholar in this 6-month immersion experience… and if that’s not enticing enough, there will probably be cookies.
Fuqua Session: Tuesday, September 29th 6-6:30pm, Lilly Classroom (1st Level), Fuqua
Medical School Session: Wednesday, September 30th, 6:30-7pm, Classroom 3, TSCHE
Contact DukeQISP@gmail.com with any questions.
Duke IHI Open School invites all Duke community members to attend a talk by Duke Medicine’s new Chancellor Dr. A. Eugene Washington.
What: Dr. A. Eugene Washington– the new Chancellor for Health Affairs, and President & CEO of Duke University Health System– will speak on the challenges we face as a health system and what we can do about it! Q&A moderated by Dr. Jon Bae will follow.
When: Thursday, September 24th, 6-7pm
Where: 4th Floor Lobby, TSCHE, Duke School of Medicine
Food: Heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided.
RSVP: HERE by Friday 9/18 5pm to ensure adequate food order.
Mark your calendars!
The 2015-2016 Quality & Innovations Scholars Program will open Monday Sept 28th, 2015. Applications will be due Wed October 14, 2015.
Please stay tuned for full application, project options, and other details coming shortly.
Contact DukeQISP@gmail.com with any questions.
The Duke Institute for Health Innovation is hosting the inaugural Duke Health Innovation Jam on Tuesday, September 15 from 8:30am to 12:30pm. The Innovation Jam is a unique Shark Tank style event in which competitors have a real shot at winning actual investment dollars toward development of their health innovation ideas.
Applications are open until 8/21/15. Otherwise, RSVP here.
Learn more: http://www.dihi.org/events/innovationjam
Duke IHI Open School will have a table at the School of Medicine’s New Student Activities Fair this Monday 8/10 4-5:30 PM. The event will be located at TSC 6th Floor. Come to learn more about IHI and how you can be part of improving healthcare!
A big welcome to the new Duke IHI Officers for 2015-2016. Looking forward to a great year ahead!
We also have two Executive Council position still open: Co-President & Programing Chair. Visit here to learn more about the open positions and apply.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jon Bae
What: Chancellor Victor Dzau, speaking on health systems and their role in an era of health care reform
When: Thursday, August 16th, 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Duke South Amphitheater
Food: gourmet dinner provided.
RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/d9z7ocu by Monday 8/13 evening to ensure adequate food order
Details:
On behalf of Duke IHI Open School, we would like to invite you to a talk by Victor Dzau, MD, the Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University, and President and CEO of Duke University Health System.
As the leader of this medical institution, Dr. Dzau’s main interest is “in moving health care through innovation, discovery, translation, and service” while striving to put patients first. In what is sure to be a thought-provoking talk, the Chancellor will discuss the impending changes in US health care and his vision regarding what health systems such as Duke can do to bend the cost curve while improving health care quality.
The event will be held on Thursday, August 16th, 5:30-6:30pm, in Duke South Amphitheater. Gourmet dinner and drinks will be provided. Please RSVP by completing this form.
For those planning to attend the MS1 organization fair on this date, please note that the talk begins immediately at the conclusion of the fair.
In addition to his clinical responsibilities as a non-invasive cardiologist, Dr. Shah runs numerous research programs in health services research, clinical trials, and registry analyses. He has published extensively in health care finance and delivery, cardiovascular outcomes, and quality assessment in cardiac care. Dr. Shah will review hospital system quality improvement efforts and discuss the current state of variation in clinical quality and safety.
Please RSVP to Paras Fatemi (parastou.fatemi@duke.edu).
