Collaborative Initiatives for Quality Improvement (CIQI) Program

CHNC CIQI Fellowship

Are you a physician who is interested in leading Quality Improvement?  Do you wish to understand how Quality Improvement works in a multicenter environment?  If so, the CHNC CIQI Fellowship may be for you.  Since 2022 CHNC CIQI has supported a QI fellow as part of the strategic goal to expand QI knowledge and leaders.

  • Collaborative Project Leadership and Management - The foundation of the fellowship is ongoing, hands-on, experiential training in a multicenter quality improvement collaborative. The fellow will participate in the development and implementation of a project as well as leading the collaborative, with oversight and coaching from the CHNC Quality Program Manager and CIQI Leadership.
  • Monthly Meetings - Participant will assist in preparation and facilitation of Monthly Meetings, huddle calls, and Project Management Team Meetings.
  • Education - The fellow will become a resource for education on quality improvement tools and techniques and serve as a topic expert for collaborative members.
  • Scholarly Productivity - The fellow will be expected to fully participate in a 24-36 month* CHNC Quality Improvement Collaborative.  The Collaborative will culminate in an abstract and publications.  The fellow will serve as a reviewer of any such materials.
  • At the end of the fellowship, the fellow will have demonstrated skills in:
    • QI Methodology (IHI Model) and the CHNC Quality Improvement Project Life Cycle
    • Leadership, Strategy and Motivation
    • Quality Measurement and Evaluation
    • Creating, reviewing, and revising SPC analysis
    • Scientific Writing
    • Multi-Center Quality Improvement Collaborative Management
    • Cost and resource evaluation of multi-center project implementation
Fellow Requirements:
  • Member of a CHNC organization
  • Foundational knowledge of Quality Improvement
  • Knowledge of and participation in a CHNC CIQI project
  • Experience running a local or regional Quality Improvement project
Past Fellow:

2022:

  • Dr. C. Brianna Bertoni - PROJECT HOME

Additional fellowships will coincide with the planning and launch of new CIQI projects.


Would you like to learn more about CHNC CIQI Fellowship? Contact the CHNC CIQI Program.

Would you like to learn more about CHNC CIQI projects, or how to join?

Contact the CHNC CIQI Program.