• Colette T O'Heron and Benjamin T Jarman.
• Department of Medical Education, Gundersen Medical Foundation, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
• J Surg Educ. 2014 Jan 1;71(1):18-20.

ObjectiveTo outline a structured approach for general surgery resident integration into institutional quality improvement and patient safety education and development.DesignA strategic plan to address Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Clinical Learning Environment Review assessments for resident integration into Quality Improvement and Patient Safety initiatives is described.SettingGundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation is an independent academic medical center graduating three categorical residents per year within an integrated multi-specialty health system serving 19 counties over 3 states.ResultsThe quality improvement and patient safety education program includes a formal lecture series, online didactic sessions, mandatory quality improvement or patient safety projects, institutional committee membership, an opportunity to serve as a designated American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project and Quality in Training representative, mandatory morbidity and mortality conference attendance and clinical electives in rural surgery and international settings.ConclusionsStructured education regarding and participation in quality improvement and patient safety programs are able to be accomplished during general surgery residency. The long-term outcomes and benefits of these strategies are unknown at this time and will be difficult to measure with objective data.© 2013 Published by Association of Program Directors in Surgery on behalf of Association of Program Directors in Surgery.

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