Frequently Asked Questions

Being an active participant in the RSC affords you with several exciting opportunities!  In short, it will allow you to collaborate with residents from a variety of disciplines, help shape hospital quality improvement initiatives, expose you to upper-level management within Stanford Health Care, bolster your CV, give you the opportunity to present at the annual Stanford Health Care Quality Symposium, deepen your understanding of quality improvement through educational modules, and expose you to high-level hospital committees representing residents as a whole.

For more details, please browse through the website.  You can read about ongoing projects under the Teams tab (above), examine the current quality improvement curriculum under the Education tab (above), and see what residents are currently doing on hospital-level committees under the Committees tab (above).  If you have any other questions, or would like to learn more than is available on the website, please contact us directly and we would be thrilled to chat.

In general, projects begin at the kickoff meeting in August of each academic year.  At this meeting, you will get a chance to meet your team members and begin planning to start your project.

Within the RSC, projects reach completion in the Spring.  This is to ensure that each team has enough time to dedicate to creating a poster for the annual Stanford Health Care Quality Symposium.  However, it is important to note that many projects continue to run far beyond the end of the academic year.  In fact, some continue to grow and evolve the following RSC year, while a select few may be picked up by hospital administration and continued in perpetuity.

Complete the “Contact Us” form in the tab from this website!

The RSC is flexible in allowing members to take on as much responsibility and leadership as desired.  Time commitments vary by role that you choose to apply for.  Bottom line:  you can choose a role that fits your schedule.

Core Member:  1-2 hrs per week

• Serves on an RSC project team
• Participates in monthly team conference calls and works on tasks to forward project
• Attends other RSC activities as able

Senior Member: 2-3 hrs per week

• Serves on an RSC project team
• Participates in monthly team conference calls and works on tasks to forward project
• Leads 3 monthly team conference calls
• Serves as a mentor to newer members
• Eligible to be placed as a resident representative on hospital administrative and quality committees

Team Leader: 3-4 hrs per week

• Leads an RSC project team
• Runs most monthly team conference calls
• Attends a monthly leadership conference call with RSC chairs
• Responsible for motivating, mentoring, and organizing the efforts of core and senior members

Executive Team Member: Approx 4-5 hrs per week

• Helps direct the vision and growth of the RSC in an assigned domain (education, committees, or technology)
• Organizes all RSC efforts and initiatives around their assigned domain
• Also an active participant and core member of an RSC project team
• Participates in monthly team conference calls and performs project tasks
• Participates in regular meetings with RSC chairs to ensure the Council is accomplishing its goals

New projects are begun at the start of the academic year. But we welcome new members and new ideas anytime! Complete the “Contact Us” form to get started.

Unfortunately, the RSC is available only to Stanford Health Care residents, fellows, and attendings at this time.