Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2012 Apr;18(2):508-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01816.x. Epub 2012 Feb 5.
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Healthcare professionals need a new skill set to ensure the success of quality improvement in healthcare. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiated the VA National Quality Scholars fellowship in 1998; its mission is to improve the quality of care, ensure safety, accelerate healthcare re-design, and advance the improvement science by educating the next generation of leaders in quality and safety. We describe the critical need for leadership in quality and safety and interprofessional education, illustrate the curriculum, provide lessons learned by fellows, summarize key lessons learned from the implementation of an interprofessional education approach, and present most recent accomplishments.
Narrative review.
As of 2011, 106 program alumni are embedded in the health care delivery system across the United States. Since 2009, when nurse fellows joined the program, of the first nine graduating interdisciplinary fellows, the tailored curriculum has resulted in five advanced academic degrees, 42 projects, 29 teaching activities, 44 presentations, 36 publications, six grants funded or submitted, and two awards.
The VA National Quality Scholars program continues to nurture and develop leaders for the new millennium focusing on interprofessional education. The nations' health care systems need strong interdisciplinary leaders in advanced quality improvement science who are dedicated to improving the overall quality of health and health care.
背景、目的和目标：医疗保健专业人员需要掌握新的技能，以确保医疗保健质量改进的成功。退伍军人事务部（VA）于 1998 年启动了 VA 国家质量学者奖学金计划；其使命是通过教育下一代质量和安全领导者来改善护理质量，确保安全，加速医疗保健重新设计，并推进改进科学。我们描述了质量和安全以及跨专业教育领导力的迫切需求，说明了课程，提供了学者的经验教训，总结了实施跨专业教育方法的主要经验教训，并介绍了最新的成果。
叙述性评论。
截至 2011 年，106 名项目校友在美国各地的医疗服务系统中扎根。自 2009 年开始，护理专业的学者加入了该计划，前九名跨学科的学者中，量身定制的课程已经导致了五名高级学术学位、42 个项目、29 项教学活动、44 次演讲、36 次出版物、6 项资助或提交的赠款以及 2 项奖项。
VA 国家质量学者计划继续培养和发展面向新世纪的领导者，专注于跨专业教育。国家的医疗保健系统需要在先进的质量改进科学方面具有强大的跨学科领导力的人才，致力于提高整体健康和医疗保健质量。
