• Andrew J Majka, Katlyn E Cook, Stacia L Lynch, Vesna D Garovic, Amit K Ghosh, Colin P West, Wayne L Feyereisn, John J Paat, Brandon J Williams, Curt W Hale, Catherine T Botz, Ashley E Phul, and Paul S Mueller.
• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
• Am J Med Qual. 2013 May 1; 28 (3): 214-9.

AbstractA unique quality improvement (QI) curriculum was implemented within the Division of General Internal Medicine to improve QI knowledge through multidisciplinary, team-based education, which also met the QI requirement for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and the Mayo Quality Fellows program. Participants completed up to 4 QI learning modules, including pretest and posttest assessments. A participant who successfully completed all 4 modules received certification as a Silver Quality Fellow and credit toward the quality requirement for ABIM MOC. Of 62 individuals invited to participate, 33 (53%) completed all 4 modules and corresponding pretests and posttests. Participants substantially improved knowledge in all 4 quality modules. Study group participants' pretest scores averaged 71.0%, and their posttest scores averaged 92.7%. Posttest scores of reference group participants compared favorably, averaging 89.2%. Initial assessments showed substantial knowledge improvements and successful implementation of staff-developed QI projects.

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