Improvement Science

Definition

The primary goal of improvement science is to determine which improvement strategies work as we strive to assure effective and safe patient care.

Source: Improvement Science Research Network

Resources

Resources specific to scholarship in Improvement Science at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh are listed below:

Online Improvement Series Courses and Seminars
Unified Fellows Course

Learn more about the Pitt Pediatrics Unified Fellows Course.

Important Journals and Conferences

This information can be subspecialty specific. Please discuss with your research mentor(s) regarding which journals and conferences are most suitable to promote your scholarship in medical education.

Journals

Conferences

  • UPMC GME Quality & Safety Conference
  • UPMC Children’s Quality Week
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Conference
Grants and Fellowships

Please see our Grants & Fellowships page for this information, as well as University of Pittsburgh and external grants open to most areas of scholarship. Additionally, consider society and foundation grants.

Many fellows interested in pursuing basic science research should consider applying for NIH grants to support their fellowship years or beyond fellowship.

Recent Fellow Projects

View recent fellow projects.

Faculty Researchers

Please work with your fellowship program directors, Andrew Richard Buchert, MD, Director of GME Quality & Safety, and Johanna R. Rosen, MD, Assistant Director of Clinical Affairs, Pediatric Emergency Data, Quality and Improvement Science, to identify potential research mentors.

View other research opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh.