Quality Improvement for Plastic Surgery Residents: Curriculum Development
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1 SummaRy The ACGME has mandated resident involvement in quality improvement (QI) projects without further guidance as to how this should be done. Academic teaching faculty are well versed in the scientific method, but may be less familiar with QI practices. QI differs from traditional science in that there is no hypothesis, rather investigations start from data, determining a baseline and conducting many testing cycles, usually on small, underpowered subgroups. Significant changes are determined when the entire process shifts over time, not by comparing 2 groups after a single intervention. An ideal project will have a SMART aim, which is Specific, Measurable (ideally with frequent, electronic data), Actionable (within the control Quality Improvement for Plastic Surgery Residents: Curriculum Development
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