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The Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) invites proposals for the next Improvement Scholars Cohort 13. Improvement Scholars learn clinical improvement leadership by proposing, designing, and leading a project with mentorship and project management support from IHQI. Projects aim to improve clinical care and outcomes through implementation of proven and...

Discover Innovative Quality Improvement Strategies at IHQI’s November Speaker Series  Learn how to bring QI to life in your department at the UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement’s (IHQI) Speaker Series Panel  Quality Improvement in the Wild: Building Local Quality Improvement Capacity 📅 Friday, November 7, 2025 📍 Cancer Center...

From June 19-23, 140 residents from ten different residency programs were trained in how to place a central line. This was the largest cohort since the program began at UNC Hospitals in 2015. Each day was filled with multidisciplinary collaboration, hands-on learning, and outstanding engagement. Many trainers expressed how much they...

Learn more about how UNC Health providers have been partnering with medical students to deliver stronger patient care at this year’s Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) Symposium on March 4, 2025 from 2pm-4:30pm. The Symposium is hosted by IHQI and the School of Medicine. You can register for the...

In an effort to address healthcare disparities among limited English proficiency (LEP) patients, a groundbreaking quality improvement project was implemented at the University of North Carolina Medical Center (UNCMC). This project sought to improve the recognition of clinical deterioration in hospitalized patients with LEP. Healthcare disparities for LEP patients are...

UNC Health is working with the American Board of Medical Specialties Portfolio Program to help you earn MOC Part IV Credit from participating ABMS Member Boards or PI-CME credit from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) for Quality Improvement work you are involved with. There are 3...

The Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) medical honor society at UNC-Chapel Hill is proud to announce its fall 2023 inductees. AΩA was founded in 1902 and is dedicated to a belief in improving care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia...

David Zvara, MD, will serve as the next chief medical officer for UNC Hospitals, effective Monday, Oct. 30. In June, UNC Hospitals announced Tom Ivester, MD, MPH, would move into a focused chief quality officer role upon the appointment of a new chief medical officer. The executive leadership restructuring will better support...

Matt Nielsen, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Urology and director of quality for UNC Faculty Physicians, has been appointed to the National Quality Forum (NQF) Diagnostic Excellence Committee, under the NQF Advancing Measurement of Diagnostic Excellence for Better Healthcare Initiative. In its report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, the...

The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement’s annual Improvement Scholars and Fellows Symposium will feature clinician-led improvement initiatives. The Improvement Scholars program and IHQI Fellowship program aim to improve clinical effectiveness and patient safety by implementing proven and/or expert-recommended strategies and approaches.  REGISTER HERE