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Health professions students can play a critical role in quality improvement initiatives, both during their training and in their careers. The IHI Open School has selected 10 student and resident projects from more than 100 storyboard submissions from this year’s IHI National Forum. Read more about these exceptional quality improvement projects in this blog post, and get inspired for what you’ll do next.
Two epidemiologists shared some startling statistics in a recent editorial in the BMJ: In 2014, 85 richest people in the world owned as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion; this year, just eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world. Growing evidence shows that inequality has a negative impact on health, including physical and mental health, drug use, obesity, and violence. Learn more about what it takes to advance health equity in the IHI white paper or in our course TA 102: Improving Health Equity.
Chapter Updates
Welcome, New Chapters
Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medice, Florida, US
Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
Join more than 3,000 colleagues, students, and health care leaders at the upcoming International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, April 27–28, in London, England. Now in its 22nd year, the International Forum provides an inspirational setting to meet, learn, and share knowledge with others working to improve the quality and safety of care for patients and communities across the world. Apply for a student or faculty scholarship by March 10. We also encourage you to submit a storyboard on your Chapter successes, quality improvement projects, and personal improvement projects for a chance to present your work to a global audience.
