Clinical Quality Improvement Programs
Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford University have a wide variety of faculty training opportunities. The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (OFDD) and the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) created a centralized faculty training website with go-to resources for your professional development.
If you have questions, please contact OFDD and/or OAA.
Resources are organized in the eleven categories below. Under each category are Stanford organizations highlighting the type of program, intended audiences, sponsoring unit, how to join, duration/logistics, details, and the website links/contact information.
Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines
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Realizing Improvement through Team Empowerment (RITE)
RITE is a training program focused on supporting the efforts of frontline teams to complete improvement projects. It is geared towards maximizing the likelihood of project success, efficient use of time and resources, and education of participants in a positive supportive environment. Focused on clinical quality improvement. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.
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Clinical Effectiveness Leadership Training (CELT)
CELT is intended for clinical and administrative leaders to obtain the skills and tools needed to become a healthcare improvement leader. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.
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Advanced Course in Improvement Science (ACIS)
The Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement (SMCI) Advanced Course in Improvement Science (ACIS) is a 20-day course for those who have a strong improvement background and whose work focuses on improvement or who use advanced improvement tools and techniques in their work on a regular basis. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.
Other Stanford Hospital Improvement Courses:
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Improvement Science Professional Certification
This program is intended to certify practitioners in the science of quality improvement for the healthcare setting who can coach projects and teams. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.
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Training and Organizational Development
The courses offered reinforce skills in management and provides skills-building in team development, change management, coaching, and performance. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.
Other Health System (SMHC and SMCH) Courses
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Stanford Children's Health Improvement Courses
These courses support the development of lean capabilities required for a culture of continuous improvement and a lean transformation. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.