Program for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS)
About the QIPS Consortium
In 2013, the Rayudu family and friends established an endowment fund to honor Vijay Babu Rayudu who was a year three medical student in 2007.
Our mission
The mission of our Consortium is to lead in the scholarship and dissemination of local, regional and national activities directed at enhancing quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
Our goals
The consortium goals are to:
- Develop and maintain a robust educational curriculum in quality improvement and patient safety, such that all learners not only can participate in QIPS-related projects, but also develop competency in QIPS initiatives to support their future clinical practice.
- Develop the infrastructure to support scholarship and dissemination of QIPS activities across the Consortium.
- Support and provide resources for QIPS-related projects and programs.
- Provide an organizational infrastructure for QIPS programs across UMKC and its affiliated hospitals to facilitate collaboration, communication, scholarship development and sharing.
- Improve quality and safety in the community.
QIPS Student and Faculty Scholars Programs
The QIPS Scholars program gives select medical students and faculty a chance to collaborate on quality improvement projects each year. Learn more about the program and how to apply to become a QIPS student or faculty scholar.
Vijay Babu Rayudu Quality and Patient Safety Day
Held annually, this event features lectures from experts in the field of healthcare quality and safety. School of Medicine students and faculty are encouraged to attend, and some may even present their own research.
Explore Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Day
Affiliated Faculty
- Reddy, Mamta
- Dall, Lawrence
- Drees, Betty
- Hackman, Jeff
- Hillman, Emily
- Moncure, Michael
- Wooldridge, David