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University of Missouri- Columbia

Quality Improvement
The Department of Medicine continues to build and strengthen

The department is also involved in designing and implementing

our infrastructure for quality improvement (QI). The goal is to

quality improvement and patient safety experiences for trainees.

create a strong, long-term culture of quality and patient safety

There are offerings for medical students and residents. Dr. Carla

within the Department of Medicine – a culture that is sustained

Dyer leads these efforts for the department medical students

and spreads among faculty, trainees, and staff. We have a multi-

through the development and implementation of interprofessional

armed approach including a dedicated Medicine QI Faculty-

experiential trainings for patient safety and quality impr