The Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program is now accepting applications for the chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety (CRQS) position for the 2017-18 academic year.
The CRQS position includes the following requirements and opportunities:
- Commitment to the position full-time from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018
- Must be board-eligible in internal medicine on or by July 1, 2017 (current JARs and SARs are therefore eligible). SARs interested in applying who are pursuing fellowship in the previous year should discuss this possibility with their respective program director before applying.
- A total of 4 weeks of rounding on the VA gen med teaching services
- Learning quality improvement and patient safety methodologies
- Facilitate and lead QI projects and teams at the Durham VA Medical Center to directly improve the health care experience of our veterans
- Educational and mentorship roles for residents engaging in QI research and projects
- Ample time to produce publishable research and QI outcomes
- Work closely with the three Duke Internal Medicine administrative chief residents to strengthen our training program
- Lead Quality Improvement / Morbidity and Mortality discussions at both Medicine Grand Rounds and Noon Conference
- Work collaboratively with the other 2017-18 VA QI/Safety chiefs around the country
Past experience in quality improvement, statistical methodology, systems engineering, and database manipulation may strengthen your CRQS experience, but are certainly not required.
Interested candidates should apply by writing a letter to Dr. Joel Boggan (joel.boggan@duke.edu) by May 31, 2016, describing why you wish to fill the position and how the experience would fit into your career plans.