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On Wednesday, June 4th, the UNC Anesthesiology 13th Annual Resident Team-Based QuaIity Improvement Symposium<\/span>\u00a0showcased upper-level resident leadership in developing Patient Safety-Quality Improvement (PSQI)-focused solutions to address anesthesia care\u00a0inefficiencies within a Level 1 Trauma Center.\u00a0 Sixteen UNC Anesthesiology 2nd-year residents (CA-2s) presented faculty-mentored\u00a0PSQI projects demonstrating how resident-led, team-based PSQI-focused approaches can measurably improve patient outcomes within a large academic medical center such as UNC Medical Center (UNCMC).<\/p>\n Each year, CA-2s are paired with faculty mentors who guide them through developing a project addressing practice, process\u00a0or quality metrics that have been identified as PSQI priorities. From project options determined by faculty mentors, CA-2s lead year-long team projects in developing better practice solutions to their assigned PSQI topic via brainstorming, data review and other factors. At the culmination of this foundational CA-2 PSQI experience, the annual annual provides teams a forum for presenting evidence-based interventions and other solutions to improving outcomes in peri-operative and anesthesia care.<\/p>\n