Teach for UCSF: Quality Improvement & Patient Safety

The Teaching Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Certificate aims to support faculty and staff serving in mentoring roles for quality improvement work at UCSF Health, such as Bridges Clinical Microsystems Coaches, GME Reflect project mentors, and medical and clinical directors who support teams to implement change. This certificate equips participants with confidence and skills to mentor teams in structured problem solving, identifying achievable aims, selecting tools to identify key drivers, and identifying target interventions, with defined process and outcome measures. The curriculum puts emphasis on aims and interventions that are inclusive and equitable for all target populations. Participants are exposed to the myriad of resources available to help drive improvement while also providing a structure and framework for simplified but meaningful data collection.

Target Audience: This certificate targets faculty across UCSF schools who supervise and mentor learners in QI and Patient Safety projects, but is also open to senior trainees and staff. This certificate is not open to learners.