Office of Graduate Medical Education

The Enhancing Quality Improvement for Patients (EQuIP) Program

The Enhancing Quality Improvement for Patients (EQuIP) Program at the LSU School of Medicine is an institution-wide initiative to engage residents and fellows in systems-based quality improvement programs. In cooperation with faculty supervisors and mentors, the EQuIP program will empower the House Officers of the LSU School of Medicine to contribute to scholarly activity and the implementation of clinical quality improvement initiatives at our affiliated training institutions, with the goal of improving outcomes for patients and inculcating a culture of quality improvement and patient safety.

The LSU School of Medicine’s Enhancing Quality Improvement for Patients (EQuIP) rotation provides an in-depth orientation to the principles of quality improvement, patient safety, and process improvement for House Officers. This is a self-directed elective rotation, managed by the residency program with resources and support from the EQuIP office.   

Learn more about the EQuIP rotation
 

LSU EQuIP Project Proposal Form

Working on a quality improvement project? The EQuIP office documents and tracks ongoing QI projects. Before beginning a QI project, you must submit a QI Project Proposal Form. 

If you are unsure if your project would need prior approval from the LSUHSC Institutional Review Board (IRB), please visit this page to read more about what constitutes as needing review. 

Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Forum

The Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Forum features special guest speakers, abstract presentations, and a poster session.

A call for abstracts typically goes out in February/March. All LSUHSC faculty, house officers, students, and staff may submit abstracts for consideration. Submissions are permitted from all six LSUHSC Schools (Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Dentistry, Allied Health, and Graduate Studies). 

More about the annual event can be found here. 

Publishing QI Projects

Resources for local & national scholarly publication

• Institution for Healthcare Improvement – resources for publication
• Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society
• Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
• Journal of Graduate Medical Education
  
  

Additional Resources for LSU Programs

Physician Wellness

Physician Well-Being

Combatting Burnout

 

EQuIP Office
Isidore Cohn, MD Student Learning Center
6th Floor Lions Bldg., 2020 Gravier St., New Orleans, LA., 70112
EQuIP@lsuhsc.edu