About Us
Overview
Established in 2017 under the Center for Collaborative and Interactive Technologies, founded and directed by Michael Fordis, MD, the Institute for Continuing Professional Development in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (I-QIPS) at Baylor College of Medicine provides a home for College-wide educational and training initiatives, resources. It also recognizes BCM faculty and staff interested in expanding their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the science, application, and teaching of quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS). These efforts serve to to benefit BCM and its affiliated learners across the educational continuum.
Aligned with the College's clinical and educational missions and priorities, the I-QIPS advances outcomes and patient health, with goals to:
- Proficiently train faculty and staff in the principles and practice of QI/PS;
- Develop expert expert educators among those trained; and
- Support select experts to becoming masters or scholars engaged in research and discovery.
Overall, the I-QIPS serves as an institutional resource. It provides up-to-date QI/PS educational offerings and tools for healthcare professionals, educators, and students, as well as in facilitates collaboration, development, and discovery. Further, it supports the application of new research solutions, frameworks, and evolving initiatives. All efforts are designed to maximize QI/PS and the education of these topics.
Our Team
The I-QIPS team brings together leaders from across the educational and clinical enterprise, each contributing a diverse range of expertise in quality improvement and patient safety.
This expertise is reflected in the valuable contributions they make in their roles across our key groups:
- I-QIPS Executive Committee
- Course Facilitators (e.g., master teacher, course faculty, instructor)
- QI Coaches
The team is also complemented by select BCM first-year medical students who serve in 14-month terms as:
As a team, these individuals drive the mission of I-QIPS, supporting education, coaching, and leadership in quality improvement and patient safety at every level.