The Power of Teamwork in Health Systems Improvement: 2024 UCSF School of Medicine Health Systems Improvement Symposium
Medical Students Mitchell Koss, Aude Bouagnon and Kaitlyn Hsu in conversation at the 2024 UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Microsystems Clerkship Health Systems Improvement Symposium
On December 5th, students and faculty filled the Mission Bay Conference Center for the eighth annual UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Microsystems Clerkship Health Systems Improvement Symposium. The event celebrated the efforts of 163 medical students who completed a year and a half of work on quality improvement at UCSF-affiliated clinical sites as part of the Clinical Microsystems Clerkship (CMC) component of the Foundations 1 curriculum. Thirty teams of students, each led by a faculty coach, tackled projects aimed at enhancing patient care across UCSF Health sites, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System (SFVAHCS).
The evening opened with remarks from Vice Dean of Education Karen Hauer, MD, PhD, who acknowledged the students’ hard work, saying, “The work you’ve done matters. Thank you for your dedication, hard work, and commitment to the advancement of medicine.” School of Medicine Dean, Talmadge E. King Jr., MD, echoed these sentiments, expressing optimism about the students’ impact on UCSF’s future, saying, “Thank you for all you do to make UCSF the place it is. We always want to continue to be better. I have a lot of faith in you.”