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MED 344A

Elective in Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Organizational Change

UNITS:6
GRADING:Medical School MD Grades
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Mentored practice and growth in knowledge, skills, and attitudes in quality improvement, patient safety, and organizational change. Students engage in directed readings, attend sessions with experienced QI Champions, learn about quality improvement projects and processes at Stanford University, participate in ongoing quality and patient safety activities within the Department of Medicine and Stanford Hospital and Clinics, and design and begin a quality improvement/patient safety/organizational change project. Designed to allow the student to develop a mentoring relationship with a QI Champion who will serve as a role model, mentor, and educator. Contact Dr. Lisa Shieh at lshieh@stanford.edu if interested. PREREQUISITES: None. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-MED 12, full-time for 4 weeks, 3 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Lisa Shieh, M.D., Ph.D, FHM, MED 650-MED 724-2917, lshieh@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Lisa Shieh, M.D., Ph.D, FHM, MED 650-MED 724-2917, lshieh@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: MED 700 Welch Road, Suite MED 310B, Palo Alto, CA 94304; Time: TBA. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: K. Hooper, L. Shieh. LOCATION: SUMC.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

3 Terms
Clerkship 1Open
ID: 13569
0 / 999 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
6units
Clerkship 2Open
ID: 13570
0 / 999 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
6units
Clerkship 3Open
ID: 13571
0 / 999 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
6units

MED 344A: Elective in Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Organizational Change

6 units · Medical School MD Grades

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Mentored practice and growth in knowledge, skills, and attitudes in quality improvement, patient safety, and organizational change. Students engage in directed readings, attend sessions with experienced QI Champions, learn about quality improvement projects and processes at Stanford University, participate in ongoing quality and patient safety activities within the Department of Medicine and Stanford Hospital and Clinics, and design and begin a quality improvement/patient safety/organizational change project. Designed to allow the student to develop a mentoring relationship with a QI Champion who will serve as a role model, mentor, and educator. Contact Dr. Lisa Shieh at lshieh@stanford.edu if interested. PREREQUISITES: None. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 4 weeks, 3 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Lisa Shieh, M.D., Ph.D, FHM, 650-724-2917, lshieh@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Lisa Shieh, M.D., Ph.D, FHM, 650-724-2917, lshieh@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: 700 Welch Road, Suite 310B, Palo Alto, CA 94304; Time: TBA. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: K. Hooper, L. Shieh. LOCATION: SUMC.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Clerkship — TBA TBA (Graduate)
  • Clerkship — TBA TBA (Graduate)
  • Clerkship — TBA TBA (Graduate)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Clerkship — TBA TBA — Shieh, Lisa (Graduate)
  • Clerkship — TBA TBA — Shieh, Lisa (Graduate)
  • Clerkship — TBA TBA — Shieh, Lisa (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Clerkship — TBA TBA — Shieh, Lisa (Graduate)
  • Clerkship — TBA TBA — Shieh, Lisa (Graduate)
  • Clerkship — TBA TBA — Shieh, Lisa (Graduate)

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