MODULE 3: Introduction to Quality Improvement: A Lean Six Sigma Approach
Despite modern medical advances in various fields of medicine, medical errors are considered the third leading cause of death in the United States. In response to such an alarming fact, both medical schools and graduate medical education accreditation agencies have highlighted the importance of promoting a culture of patient safety and minimizing medical errors while developing quality improvement initiatives. There is, however, a paucity in the methodologies and curricular design activities intended to deliver quality improvement knowledge aimed at minimizing medical errors in medical trainees. Lean Six Sigma, also known as the science of improvement, offers the highest level of combined technical science and soft science available to industries and non-profits today in a single course of study on quality.
- List the fundamental tools and methods used by those working on and with project teams with a problem-solving purpose with an emphasis on real-world healthcare system problems
- To identify strategies that can lead to higher levels of quality and performance for the entire organization
- Learners will be able to apply the define, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC) model any given healthcare process
Dr. Sanchez developed the Fundamentals of Medical Research course aimed at educating Medical Residents in research as part of their graduate medical education experience while mentoring over 600 residents in over 43 different specialties. He led a group responsible for conceptualizing, designing, performing, and publishing scholarly work with yearly productivity of over 175 scientific abstracts, papers, and presentations.
As an Investigator, Dr. Sanchez-Gonzalez is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Minority Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE- CGE) and grant reviewer. His research interest is to develop comprehensive interventions based on the integration of pharmacotherapy, intended to ameliorate cardiovascular functioning and improve the quality of life of patients living with cardiorespiratory conditions, including asthma and allergies.
