Purpose Leading health systems have invested in substantial quality improvement (QI)
capacity building, but little is known about the aggregate effect of these investments at the …

In 1910, in his recommendations for reforming medical education, Abraham Flexner
responded to what he deemed to be the “public interest.” Now, 100 years later, to respond to …

Purpose To describe the literature on clinician–scientist training programs to inform the
development of contemporary and inclusive training models. Method The authors conducted …

Health system leaders are calling for reform of medical education programs to meet evolving
needs of health systems. US medical schools have initiated innovative curricula related to …

Abstract Objectives The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been a national leader
in Learning Health System (LHS) implementation due to its combined mission of research …

Background Health systems and organizations seeking to achieve learning healthcare
system principles are increasingly relying on embedded research teams to optimize delivery …

Introduction Academic health centers are poised to improve health through their clinical,
education, and research missions. However, these missions often operate in silos. The …

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 …

Academic clinical departments have the opportunity and responsibility to improve the quality
and value of care and patient safety by supporting effective quality improvement activities …

Background Despite a mandate to teach quality improvement (QI) to residents, many training
programs lack faculty capacity to deliver a QI curriculum. Objective We piloted a co-learning …