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Where do I find specific content in the Open School courses? What are some good learning activities to pair with courses? How can I learn from and connect with other people teaching quality and safety? If you’ve purchased a group subscription to the Open School, the new Educator’s Toolkit is available exclusively to you. Explore it today through the online Dashboard (where you track your students’ progress) or at www.ihi.org/trainingtools.
Every job comes with frustrating days, but a tipping point might look like this: Today, nearly half of physicians report being burned out, and four in ten nurses are ready to leave their jobs after one year. Working with IHI to combat these trends, one nursing school reduced stress for 80 percent of staff through changes such as encouraging people to sign off work email at home. Learn more about building joy in work from The Richmond Times-Dispatch and at ihi.org.
The Wright State University/Dayton IHI Open School Chapter is teaming up with a local organization to tackle an important issue in its community: drug addiction. According to Chapter Leader Michael Holbrook: “By directing students to active or ready-to-go projects, we know that their ambition, energy, and compassion will provide tangible, positive results in the Dayton area.” Learn more from Sidney Daily News. Build skills to lead your own population improvement project in Leadership and Organizing for change — enrollment is open now!
