Using Lean Methodology to Teach Quality Improvement to Internal Medicine Residents at a Safety Net Hospital

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 392-399

  Weigel, Charlene ^a,b   Suen, Winnie ^c   Gupte, Gouri ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

curricular development; Lean; QI curriculum; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QI CURRICULUM; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; STANDARD; TEACHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT; LEAN; QI CURRICULUM; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOSTON; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884563607     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860612474062     Document Type: Article

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