Quality Improvement Scholarship
IHI UBC offers a scholarship to support students in pursuing educational opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in healthcare quality improvement!
Details:
In partnership with the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council (BCPSQC), IHI UBC is offering the Quality Improvement Student Scholarship. This Scholarship supports exceptional students in pursuing educational opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in health care quality improvement. Specifically, the Scholarship supports students interested in attending and/or presenting at high caliber inter-professional, quality improvement conferences during the 2014-2015 school year.
Eligibility:
Full-time UBC students in a health-related discipline who are members of IHI UBC are eligible to apply.
Successful applicants will receive support for conference fees (maximum $1500). Acceptable conference fees include registration costs, poster printing fee, airfare and accommodation. Awardees will be reimbursed once original receipts have been submitted.
Required Materials:
1. Letter of intent outlining the following
a) Name and purpose of the Quality Improvement (QI) conference you would like to attend
b) Personal and professional motivations for attending the conference
c) How you anticipate applying what you learn at the conference to the local Vancouver community
This letter is an opportunity for you to describe a QI project you would like to present at the conference or QI work you are currently involved with or are planning to become involved with in the near future. (max 2 pages)
2. Current Resume
3. Additional information: Please include the answers to the following questions
a. Agreement to present a brief presentation about your experience at the 2015 IHI UBC Speaker Series event
b. Agreement to complete a blog post outlining your experience at the conference you attended. The blog will be uploaded on the UBC IHI website (www.ihiubc.com)
Deadline for submission: Thursday October 16th, 2014 at 9pm. The scholarship application is now closed.
Please email the required documents to [email protected] (with subject line: IHI Scholarship Application)
Sample conferences to consider:
26th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
December 7-10, 2014
Orlando, Florida
BC Patient Safety & Quality Council- Quality Forum 2015
February 18-20, 2015
Vancouver, Canada
The Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2015
February 18-20 2015
Orlando, Florida
16th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community
March 15-17, 2015
Dallas, Texas
International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare
April 21-24, 2015
London
The Annual Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference
May 26-28, 2015
Montreal, Quebec
The 17th Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress
April 29 - May 1, 2015
Austin, Texas
Scholarship Recipients for 2013-2014
Michael Jew
Michael is a first year Medical Student at UBC and will be attending the 15th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community.
Jenna Smith
Jenna is a first year graduate student in the Neuroscience program at UBC and will be attending the 15th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community.
Newvick Lee
Newvick is a second year Pharmacy student at UBC and will be attending the BCPSQC Quality Forum.
Rikul Thapar
Rikul is a second year Biochemistry student at UBC and will be attending the BCPSQC Quality Forum.
Taryn Gitter
Taryn is a first year Medical Student at UBC and will be attending the BCPSQC Quality Forum.
George Talany
George is a first year Medical Student at UBC and will be attending the BCPSQC Quality Forum.
In partnership with the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council (BCPSQC), IHI UBC is offering the Quality Improvement Student Scholarship. This Scholarship supports exceptional students in pursuing educational opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in health care quality improvement. Specifically, the Scholarship supports students interested in attending and/or presenting at high caliber inter-professional, quality improvement conferences during the 2014-2015 school year.
Eligibility:
Full-time UBC students in a health-related discipline who are members of IHI UBC are eligible to apply.
Successful applicants will receive support for conference fees (maximum $1500). Acceptable conference fees include registration costs, poster printing fee, airfare and accommodation. Awardees will be reimbursed once original receipts have been submitted.
Required Materials:
1. Letter of intent outlining the following
a) Name and purpose of the Quality Improvement (QI) conference you would like to attend
b) Personal and professional motivations for attending the conference
c) How you anticipate applying what you learn at the conference to the local Vancouver community
This letter is an opportunity for you to describe a QI project you would like to present at the conference or QI work you are currently involved with or are planning to become involved with in the near future. (max 2 pages)
2. Current Resume
3. Additional information: Please include the answers to the following questions
a. Agreement to present a brief presentation about your experience at the 2015 IHI UBC Speaker Series event
b. Agreement to complete a blog post outlining your experience at the conference you attended. The blog will be uploaded on the UBC IHI website (www.ihiubc.com)
Deadline for submission: Thursday October 16th, 2014 at 9pm. The scholarship application is now closed.
Please email the required documents to [email protected] (with subject line: IHI Scholarship Application)
Sample conferences to consider:
26th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
December 7-10, 2014
Orlando, Florida
BC Patient Safety & Quality Council- Quality Forum 2015
February 18-20, 2015
Vancouver, Canada
The Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2015
February 18-20 2015
Orlando, Florida
16th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community
March 15-17, 2015
Dallas, Texas
International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare
April 21-24, 2015
London
The Annual Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference
May 26-28, 2015
Montreal, Quebec
The 17th Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress
April 29 - May 1, 2015
Austin, Texas
Scholarship Recipients for 2013-2014
Michael Jew
Michael is a first year Medical Student at UBC and will be attending the 15th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community.
Jenna Smith
Jenna is a first year graduate student in the Neuroscience program at UBC and will be attending the 15th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community.
Newvick Lee
Newvick is a second year Pharmacy student at UBC and will be attending the BCPSQC Quality Forum.
Rikul Thapar
Rikul is a second year Biochemistry student at UBC and will be attending the BCPSQC Quality Forum.
Taryn Gitter
Taryn is a first year Medical Student at UBC and will be attending the BCPSQC Quality Forum.
George Talany
George is a first year Medical Student at UBC and will be attending the BCPSQC Quality Forum.
