Attending physicians at the clinical instructor or assistant professor level who are passionate and committed to becoming strategically vital leaders in interdisciplinary process improvement, education and mentorship, and accomplishing academic scholarship in QI. Why apply? Participants will receive support and mentoring through one-on-one and workshop settings with experts in QI project and research design to complete high impact initiatives relevant to their clinical divisions and in alignment with institutional goals. Participation provides clinical faculty who are not traditional researchers with a pathway to obtain mentorship and achieve academic scholarship while improving the quality and safety of hospital and ambulatory patient care.
Eligibility:
Candidates eligible for participation must: Hold a faculty appointment (current) at the level of Instructor or Assistant Professor; Be clinically active in the inpatient and/or outpatient settings at Weill Cornell Medicine. Applicants from other campuses are welcome to apply if able to attend the six-half day workshops in person at the uptown campus; Propose a project in the areas of quality and/or process improvement or patient safety relevant to their division and/or department and in alignment with the goals of NYP and/or WCM PO
Application Process:
Click the application link for full details on the program, application process, and the application form. All applications must include attestation of support from division chief or department chair for participation in the program. Applications will be reviewed for eligibility on a rolling basis. If criteria are met, applicants will be contacted to arrange a project consultation with QIA leadership. Notifications of final program decisions will be made by April 1, 2024. Program will begin on July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
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