Vice Chair for Quality Improvement and Innovations, Kyler Godwin, Ph.D.
The role of the Quality Improvement and Innovations Vice Chair Group is to instill a learning healthcare culture within Baylor College of Medicine by fostering healthcare improvements and encouraging implementation of innovations in healthcare services across the Department of Medicine. We will accomplish this goal through a range of groups and activities that target education, clinical and research.
Education Goals
- Conduct recurring QI training sessions for Department of Medicine faculty
- Establish a Quality Academy for all Department of Medicine fellows
- Provide pragmatic QI methods training and resources
- Support and mentor the Chief Residents in Quality and Safety in their leadership of QI projects
Clinical Goals
- Work with the Baylor faculty group practice QI committee to identify Department of Medicine quality measures related to the Baylor Accountable Care Organization
- Disseminate performance on annual quality measures to all Department of Medicine sections and promote activities to achieve important quality improvement benchmarks
- Mentor Department of Medicine faculty on their individual QI projects across the Department of Medicine’s clinical pavilions
Scholarship Goals
- Support innovative healthcare improvement research through pilot grant funding
- Report and submit results from Quality Academy projects at professional society meetings and in scholarly publications
- Develop QI portfolios for promotion among department faculty