Preparing health care professionals for quality improvement: the George Washington University/George Mason University experience

Qual Manag Health Care. 1998 Winter;6(2):21-30. doi: 10.1097/00019514-199806020-00003.

Abstract

Seventy-seven medical, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and health services management students were provided training in quality improvement, community-oriented primary care, and teamwork. These students were then formed into 13 interdisciplinary teams to apply their knowledge in underserved areas ("service learning") under a community and faculty preceptor.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Clerkship
  • Community Health Centers
  • Community-Institutional Relations
  • Competency-Based Education
  • District of Columbia
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate*
  • Hospital Administration / education
  • Medically Underserved Area
  • Mobile Health Units
  • Models, Educational*
  • Nurse Practitioners / education*
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Physician Assistants / education*
  • Primary Health Care
  • Total Quality Management*