UNC Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter
UNC IHI Open School
Active Last seen 29 Oct 2026
Grad & ProfessionalPre-Health & Medicine
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UNC IHI Open School
Active Last seen 29 Oct 2026
Grad & ProfessionalPre-Health & Medicine
Instagram post 29 Oct 2026: Newest post on their Instagram
The UNC IHI Open School Chapter helps members build skills in quality improvement, patient safety, and leadership. Members gain experience through IHI's online courses, participate in URFO, training, and Speaker Series with healthcare professionals to explore real-world strategies to improve healthcare.
Our branch at UNC works to accomplish this through collaborative initiatives, coursework, quality improvement projects, and a speaker series. We kicked off our independent study for the first time in Spring 2011 in the Health Policy and Management department at the School of Public Health. This independent study allows students to earn credit for completing the Open School's online courses in patient safety, quality improvement, and leadership. Our project managers are responsible for identifying and leading quality improvement initiatives at UNC Hospitals and other healthcare organizations in the area.
Throughout the year, we schedule "Lunch and Learns" and "Speaker Series" with healthcare professionals from North Carolina to learn more about what it takes to accomplish the "Quintuple Aim " (improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations, lowering costs…