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August 6, 2014
The IHI Open School is an innovative learning community where you can take free online courses, earn certificates, network with peers and experts, and gain confidence and skills in quality improvement and patient safety to change health care.
December may still be a few months away, but it’s not too early to begin planning for the 26th Annual IHI National Forum. The Forum, taking place December 7–10 in Orlando, FL, is the most powerful event of the year for people committed to the mission of improving health care.
Health professions students, residents, and faculty: Did you know, each year, the IHI Open School designs unique and specific Forum programming, just for you? Did you also know that if you’re in this group, you’re eligible for a significant discount to attend the Forum? Click here to learn moreabout student events, scholarship opportunities, and storyboard presentation opportunities at the National Forum. We’d love to see you there!
In late July, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a new report with recommendations for the future of graduate medical education (GME) in the United States. The report focused on reforms related to GME financing and governance, and was based on findings from a 21-person committee chaired by Gail Wilensky, PhD, and Don Berwick, MD, IHI President Emeritus and Senior Fellow. This week, Drs. Wilensky and Berwick reflect on the IOM report in a Perspective piece in The New England Journal of Medicine. Read what they have to say in “Reforming the Financing and Governance of GME.”
Community Updates
Welcome, New Chapters
Palm Beach Atlantic Univeristy, West Palm Beach, FL
DeKalb Medical, Decantur, GA
Berkeley College, Brooklyn, NY
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA
Royal Commission Medical Center, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Whether you’re planning informational sessions to recruit potential members, setting up an expert speaker panel, or hosting a movie screening, the IHI Open School team understands that finding the funds to support Chapter activities can be difficult. In fact, this was a difficulty many of you mentioned in your Chapter Progress Reports this year ― but we are here to help you!
Each semester, we set aside a small amount of funds to help Chapters, like yours, with the important work you are doing. To be considered for event sponsorship for the Fall semester, all you have to do is ask: Please share your upcoming activities on this form before the October 1 deadline!
