QIPS Scholar Award - Recipients


Congratulations to the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Scholar Award - 2025 Recipients on their outstanding achievement.

The QIPS Scholar Award serves to recognize the commitment and active involvement of BCM faculty and staff in quality improvement/patient safety (QI/PS) projects conducted across Baylor College of Medicine and/or affiliate institutions. Further, it identifies those who have made substantive contributions in one or more areas of QI/PS scholarship and innovation.


2025 Recipients

Awardees were recognized during the BCM 11th Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference held on Thursday, May 8, 2025.


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Thara Bala, MD, MHA

Department of Pediatrics
Texas Children's Hospital

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Aarti Bavare, MD, MPH

Department of Pediatrics
Texas Children's Hospital

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Lauren Lobaugh, MD

Department of Anesthesiology
Texas Children's Hospital

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Sarah Lyons, MD

Department of Pediatrics
Texas Children's Hospital

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Lindsay Vaclavik, MD

Department of Medicine
VA Medical Center - Houston