title: Training psychiatry residents in quality improvement: an integrated, year-long curriculum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE The authors describe a curriculum for psychiatry residents in Quality Improvement (QI) methodology. METHODS All PGY3 residents (N=12) participated in a QI curriculum that included a year-long group project. Knowledge and attitudes were assessed before and after the curriculum, using a modified Quality Improvement Knowledge Assessment Tool (QIKAT) and a QI Self-Assessment survey. RESULTS QIKAT scores were significantly higher for residents after participating in the curriculum when compared with pretest scores. Self-efficacy ratings in QI improved after the course for each item. Residents demonstrated gains in QI skills through participation in the group projects in which they increased rates of depression-screening and monitoring in an outpatient clinic. CONCLUSIONS Combining didactic and experiential learning can be an effective means for training psychiatry residents in QI.
authors: Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. ma2063@columbia.edu
authors: Melissa R
authors: MR
authors: Arbuckle
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Weinberg
authors: Deborah L
authors: DL
authors: Cabaniss
authors: Susan C
authors: SC
authors: Kistler
authors: Abby J
authors: AJ
authors: Isaacs
authors: Lloyd I
authors: LI
authors: Sederer
authors: Susan M
authors: SM
authors: Essock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors