AQSI participant and team characteristics
| Participants characteristics | Total N=172 |
| Profession, n (%) | |
| Attending physician | 47 (27.2) |
| Fellow physician | 21 (12.2) |
| Resident physician | 59 (34.3) |
| Nurse | 24 (14.0) |
| Pharmacist | 4 (2.3) |
| Advanced practice provider | 3 (1.7) |
| Social worker | 3 (1.7) |
| Other | 11 (6.4) |
| Department, n (%) | |
| Internal Medicine | 95 (55.2) |
| Emergency Medicine | 25 (14.5) |
| Surgery | 23 (13.4) |
| Psychiatry | 5 (2.9) |
| Neurology | 4 (2.3) |
| Other* | 20 (11.6) |
| Formal leadership position at AQSI start, n (%) | 40 (23.3) |
| Prior training or experience in QI, n (%) | 62 (36.0) |
| Team characteristics | Total N=32 |
| Mean number of participants (SD) | 5.4 (2.4) |
| More than one department represented, n (%) | 14 (43.8) |
| More than one profession represented, n (%) | 19 (59.4) |
*Other includes anaesthesiology, health learning centre, information technology, lab services, pastoral care, pharmacy, rehabilitation services and security services.
AQSI, Academy for Quality and Safety Improvement; QI, quality improvement.