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ArticleLearning health systems2023

Promoting scholarship in improvement science: A model for academic clinical departments.

Stephen G DeVoe, Amanda G Kennedy, Bradley J Tompkins, Juvena R Hitt, Eric L Gagnon, Polly E Parsons, Allen B Repp

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Article in Learning health systems, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Stephen G DeVoeDepartment of Mental Health State of Vermont Waterbury Vermont USA.
Amanda G KennedyDepartment of Medicine Quality Program, Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA.
Bradley J TompkinsDepartment of Medicine Quality Program, Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA.
Juvena R HittDepartment of Medicine Quality Program, Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA.
Eric L GagnonOffice of the Dean, Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA.
Polly E ParsonsDepartment of Medicine, Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA.
Allen B ReppDepartment of Medicine Quality Program, Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine The University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7513-532X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Clinical departments at academic medical centers strive to deliver clinical care, provide education and training, support faculty development, and promote scholarship. These departments have experienced increasing demands to improve the quality, safety, and value of care delivery. However, many academic departments lack a sufficient number of clinical faculty members with expertise in improvement science to lead initiatives, teach, and generate scholarship. In this article, we describe the structure, activities, and early outcomes of a program within an academic department of medicine to promote scholarly improvement work. Methods: The Department of Medicine at the University of Vermont Medical Center launched a Quality Program with three primary goals: (a) improve care delivery, (b) provide education and training, and (c) promote scholarship in improvement science. The program serves as a resource center for students, trainees and faculty, offering education and training, analytic support, consultation in design and methodology, and project management. It strives to integrate education, research, and care delivery to learn, apply evidence and improve health care. Results: Over the first 3 years of full implementation, the Quality Program supported an average of 123 projects annually, including prospective clinical quality improvement initiatives, retrospective assessment of clinical programs and practices, and curriculum development and evaluation. The projects have yielded a total of 127 scholarly products, defined as peer-reviewed publications and abstracts, posters, and oral presentations at local, regional, and national conferences. Conclusions: The Quality Program may serve as a practical model for promoting care delivery improvement, training, and scholarship in improvement science while advancing the goals of a learning health system at the level of an academic clinical department. Dedicated resources within such departments offer the potential to enhance care delivery while promoting academic success for faculty and trainees in improvement science.

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academic medical centersdelivery of health carefacultymedicalpatient safetyquality improvement

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PMID37066099
PMCPMC10091202

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