Introduction to Quality Improvement and Systems-Based Practice: a Two-Part Module for Clinical Clerkship Students

Galina Gheihman^{1

2}, Brent P Forester^{3

4

5}, Niraj Sharma^{6

7}, Cynthia So-Armah⁸, Kathleen A Wittels⁹, Tracey A Milligan¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA, 02115, USA. GGheihman@partners.org.
² Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. GGheihman@partners.org.
³ Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
⁴ Partners Population Health, Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁶ Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
⁹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Galina Gheihman et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;35(12):3742-3744.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05788-0. Epub 2020 Mar 23.

Galina Gheihman^{1

2}, Brent P Forester^{3

4

5}, Niraj Sharma^{6

7}, Cynthia So-Armah⁸, Kathleen A Wittels⁹, Tracey A Milligan¹⁰

¹ Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA, 02115, USA. GGheihman@partners.org.
² Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. GGheihman@partners.org.
³ Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
⁴ Partners Population Health, Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁶ Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
⁹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no financial or other conflicts of interest.

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