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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...

The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) supports the strategic goals of the UNC Health System and the UNC School of Medicine through its Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) Scholarly Concentration program. This program provides a unique opportunity for both medical students and faculty mentors to collaborate...

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...

  On October 22, 2024, IHQI’s 10th annual Improvement Scholars Symposium was held in the Old Clinic Auditorium at the UNC School of Medicine. Clinicians, selected as Improvement Scholars and Fellows, delivered presentations about their efforts to enhance patient care through their year-long quality improvement projects. The event consisted of...

Please join IHQI at our next Speaker Series with a presentation on The Present Leader, How Rounds Build Culture by Dan Lehman, MHA, FACHE. Dan’s presentation will be supported by a multidisciplinary panel of healthcare professionals. The presentation will be on October 3, 2024 in MacNider 321 from 12:00 –...

Please join IHQI for the relaunch of our Speaker Series with a presentation on Just Culture by Emily Kertcher, PhD. Emily’s presentation will be supported by a panel consisting of Rebecca Bottom, MD, Ursula Adams, MD, Katie Butler, MD and Lisa Tibbets, RN. The presentation will be on March 14...

The PICU, the Department of Surgery and the ECMO Specialist Team recently kicked off a new quality initiative project related to anticoagulation protocols in the PICU for children receiving ECMO care.  ISP scholars Ursula Adams, MBA, MD, and Lauren Brown, MD brought Valentine’s day to the PICU via their “Be...

Kathryn Pier earned a master’s degree in health administration from Queens University of Charlotte and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from East Carolina University.  Kathryn is a certified professional in health system quality, certified six sigma green belt from NC State University and a trained UNC Kaizen Coach.  She has...