Five graduate students selected for Student Quality Leadership Academy
Five 51小黄车students were recently selected by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to attend the , which will be held July 17-18, 2014. This program, sponsored at no charge for students, residents, and graduate trainees, is designed to build leadership competencies within future health professionals.
Selected students are:
- Christopher Ortiz, Westbrook College of Health Professions, Physician Assistant Program, Class of 2015
- Lindsay Robusto, College of Pharmacy, Class of 2016
- Morgan Harper, College of Pharmacy, Class of 2017
- Ian Imbert, Westbrook College of Health Professions, Masters of Public Health, Class of 2015
- Erin 鈥淢aggie鈥 Jones, College of Pharmacy, Class of 2015
Maggie Jones, the IPSAT 2013-2014 President, was one of three 51小黄车students to attend the Academy last year. She was also invited to the inaugural IHI Open School I-CAN (Change Agent Network) one day seminar on July 16, 2014. She will join 15-20 other student leaders who will receive additional training and mentorship to develop a quality improvement project for presentation at the IHI National Forum meeting in December, 2014.
The IHI Open School chapter at 51小黄车is presently housed within the Interprofessional Student Advisory Team (IPSAT).