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UAA IHI Open School

The IHI Open School for Health Professions is an interprofessional educational community that gives students the skills to become change agents in health care improvement. 

Skills like quality improvement, patient safety, teamwork, leadership, and patient-centered care are all covered within th IHI Open School. Employers are looking for these skills, and patients expect providers to have them. 

 

Here's what IHI Open School can offer you:

Online courses written by world-renowned facultyBoost your skills and your resume anywhere you have Internet access. 

A network of students like you.  Connect with students from other professions, states, and countries, through our online discussions and face-to-face campus Chapters

Case studies, podcasts, videos
, featured articles
 — and a bounty of other online resources

IHI Certificates of Completion (coming soon).  We will soon offer certificates of completion in quality improvement, patient safety, and other topics.

Students in nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, policy, and other health professions can think of the IHI Open School as their “other school”  an educational community that’s free and open no matter where they are.

There are no applications, no admissions requirements, and no due dates. 

 

Registration Information

The IHI Open School including all online tools and resources, and online courses is open and free for students of all health care professions. 

Register on the IHI Open School Website:  https://www.ihi.org/users/register.aspx

 

Upcoming Events & Webinars


October monthly meeting of the UAA Chapter of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School, and the Quality Healthcare Alliance, a new club for students at UAA.

When:  Tuesday, December 1 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m

Where:  Allied Health Sciences building, room 147

Why:  Because we want to create an environment of patient safety and quality care.

  • Learn about the IHI Open School, and the student club, Quality Healthcare Alliance
  • Discuss case studies-what whent wrong?  What can we do to prevent future mistakes? 
  • Get your voices heard about healthcare improvement.
  • Learn what you can do to make a difference.

Who:  Any student who is interested.

 

 

 

Meeting 12.01.09

The October meeting of the Quality Healthcare Alliance Club and the UAA Chapter of the IHI Open School will be held on Tuesday, December 1 from 5-7pm in AHS 147.
 

Want to find out about news and events?

Join our listserv to get the most up to date information on seminars, podcasts, and other IHI related events. To join, CLICK HERE.
 

Faculty Advisors

Heidi Mannion, Ph.D
Medical Laboratory Technology
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
ph: 907-786-6924
fax: 907-786-6938
email:  afham@uaa.alaska.edu

Susan Modlin, Ph.D
School of Nursing
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
ph: 907-786-4876
fax: 907-786-4559
email:  afsjm2@uaa.alaska.edu



 

Additional Resources

 
 

Contact Information


Shannon Billings
IHI Chapter Leader
assw16@uaa.alaska.edu

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Page Updated: 11/12/09  By:  Lynda Hernandez