Translating Health Systems Science (THS)

This course is designed to help apply concepts of patient safety, quality improvement, value, and teams to the clinical setting and build upon previous learned Public Health principles. The goal is to guide learning in these concepts so that the student will have base knowledge to help improve care of patients and the health system in which they will work during the fourth year of medical school, residencies, and beyond. The content of this course endeavors to help students become "systems thinkers". By design, this course emphasizes teamwork, an essential component in providing quality care. Opportunities will be provided in this course to actively identify patient safety issues and develop a quality improvement project proposal. Additional resources will be provided so that students may continue their learning on health systems after the course is co