Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Course

cseOur Clinical Safety and Effectiveness course began in 2005 and has been implemented across four of the six health campuses in the University of Texas health system.  This course is targeted for front-line professionals who work in Hospitals and office practices with the aim to improve the quality of care by applying quality improvement (QI) tools and methodologies.

The Clinical Safety and Effectiveness course curriculum focuses on quality concepts and evidence-based medicine, including variation, guideline development, history of quality management, health services research, data management, quality tools, teamwork, health policy and economics, project management, and return on investment. A key factor of this course is our effect to align the classes’ quality improvement projects with the strategic goals of each organization. Thus, students are nominated by their supervisor or organizational leaders, and then selected by a committee. Participants are closely supervised by course leaders and must create high-quality aim statements, utilize performance improvement tools, and have explicit, measurable outcomes.

The Clinical Safety and Effectiveness course is a significant time investment for all students enrolled and are honored upon graduation and presentation of course work. UTHealth Houston Pediatrics Department has had 19 faculty members who graduated from the Clinical Safety and Effectiveness course. These 19 faculty members lead Quality and Patient Safety efforts among their peers, medical students, residents, and staff.

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Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Graduates

Katrina E. McBeth, MDKatrina E. McBeth, MDView Profile
Fernando Navarro, MDFernando Navarro, MDView Profile
Jean Hsu, DOJean Hsu, DOView Profile
Fatima Boricha, MDFatima Boricha, MDView Profile
Matthew Brown, MDMatthew Brown, MDView Profile
Allison Davidson, DOAllison Davidson, DOView Profile
Ann Marshburn, MD, FAAPAnn Marshburn, MDView Profile
Susan H. Wootton, M.D.Susie Wootton, MDView Profile
Suzanne Lopez, MD, FAAPSuzanne Lopez, MDView Profile
Keely Smith, MDKeely Smith, MDView Profile
Robert J. Yetman, MDRobert Yetman, MDView Profile
Michael Chang, MDMichael L. Chang, MDView Profile
Misti G. Ellsworth, DOView Profile
ladanLadan Agharokh, MDView Profile
adamsAlyssa Adams, MDView Profile
Mark D. Hormann, MDMark D. Hormann, MDView Profile
mcmannDavid McMann, MDView Profile
omoruyiEmma A. Omoruyi, MD, MPHView Profile
khanAmir M. Khan, MDView Profile