Resident Courses and Resources
QI Academy supports UT Southwestern faculty in building the knowledge and skills to lead quality improvement in clinical care, education, and operations. Explore courses and resources designed to help you strengthen foundational skills, apply advanced methods to an improvement project, or learn at your own pace. These opportunities support faculty development and ongoing efforts to improve quality, safety, and outcomes.
QI Methodologies Course B (EM2703B)
Build your QI knowledge at your own pace with short videos and knowledge checks covering improvement methodologies, QI tools, advanced QI, and team science. Explore how these concepts can support your clinical practice and improvement projects.
Allow about four to five hours. Sign in or create an account to begin. Complete all gallery videos and knowledge checks before taking the four post-tests for credit.
Format: Self-paced online learning through EthosCE.
Credit: Up to 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ upon completion of course requirements.
- How to Register for QI Methodology On-Demand
For instructions on signing up for the QI Methodology On-Demand course, view the guide below.
QI Basics
Learn to turn an improvement opportunity into a structured QI project. Four in-person instructional days with virtual faculty coaching guide you through defining an aim, mapping a process, measuring progress, and testing changes using Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.
No prior QI experience is required. Participants complete an improvement project and share their work through a final presentation and storyboard/poster.
Format: Foundational, project-based learning.
Credit: Up to 27.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
SALT-QI (Advanced Course)
Systems Thinking, Application, Leadership, and Teamwork in Quality Improvement
An advanced, facilitated course for learners with foundational QI training. Apply systems thinking, high-reliability principles, leadership, and teamwork to an active improvement project.
Preparation: Prior introductory QI training or Six Sigma yellow or green belt certification.
Credit: Up to 34.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
CME Participation: For the three CME-designated courses above, physicians may claim only credit commensurate with their participation. Non-physicians receive an attendance certificate documenting participation in the accredited activity.
Learning and Project Resources
QI Basics Primer
A concise digital introduction to core quality improvement concepts and methods. Use it to build your understanding or revisit key concepts as you plan and carry out an improvement project.
Academy for Performance Excellence (APEX)
Earn recognition for your commitment to quality improvement and patient safety. APEX welcomes residents and recognizes achievements in education, participation in improvement work, and scholarship through five progressive recognition levels.
Explore the milestones and application process to see how your learning and project contributions can support APEX recognition.
FailSafe QI
Coming soon. A mobile resource being developed to help trainees navigate patient safety event reporting, understand root cause analysis, and access educational videos on QI methods and tools. Planned guidance addresses adverse events and near misses at Clements, Parkland, Scottish Rite, and VA hospitals. View the informational flyer to learn more.
For questions about QI courses and resources for residents, please QIEd@utsouthwestern.edu.
QSOE Resident Resources
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