Intensive and Longitudinal 2 or 3-year Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Certificate Program
Overall Goal: To provide residents, fellows, faculty and staff a more concentrative Quality Improvement and Patient Safety experience and to earn a project based Yellow Belt certification.
To learn of Yellow Belt training dates or to register, access MyTraining.
Course Goals by Year:
Year 1: Provide a structured environment for trainees to gain a more in-depth understanding of process improvement and patient safety. Participants will complete the Basic QIPS Program during Year 1.
Year 2: Provide trainees an opportunity to use proven strategies, tools, and statistical methods to impact an area that requires improvement; submit work to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville’s annual Celebration of Resident and Fellow Education Day. Participants will complete the following in Year 2.
- Lean Approach to Improvement in Healthcare (4-hour Intro Course)
- Yellow Belt LEAN – Six Sigma Training, including capstone QI Project
Year 3: Provide an opportunity for trainees to complete additional cycles and publish a quality improvement project.
Participants will complete additional cycles and data collection in Year 3:
- Information will be on Canvas to help direct.
- Implement actions to insure long-term project success
- Policy/procedure changes
- Ongoing education needs
- Routine monitoring of outcomes
Participants may choose to complete Green Belt in LEAN-Six Sigma. Registration is via MyTraining.