Quality Scholars in Healthcare
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Quality Scholars in Healthcare

Issued by Upstate Medical University

This microcredential demonstrates skill in quality improvement beyond usual medical/healthcare training and expertise as a scholar in quality improvement. The microcredential will be awarded at the completion of a six-month faculty and staff development course. The course is aimed at people interested in improvement science so we may grow a community promoting scholarly work in quality improvement and create opportunities for peer mentoring. We will take real projects and develop them for public

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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • LEARNING OUTCOME: Participants will take a real local quality improvement project and develop it into a scholarly work. ASSESSMENT METHOD: Project presentation to peers.
  • LEARNING OUTCOME: Utilize the SQUIRE 2.0 framework for quality improvement publication. ASSESSMENT METHOD: Final draft manuscript at completion of course, article report.
  • LEARNING OUTCOME: Build a broader and deeper network of improvement leaders and improvement capability at Upstate through peer support and skill development. ASSESSMENT METHOD: Self assessment of project progress at the start and completion of the course, book report.