About the Program

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine have acknowledged the need to train physicians in patient safety, health services research, health-care outcomes and performance improvement.  A joint program, the Goldfarb Patient Safety and Quality Fellowship provides didactic and mentored clinical research training for physicians.  This 2-year fellowship provides training and experience in clinical areas that can later be applied to practical situations.  Didactic coursework leading to a Master of Science degree in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) or a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) degree is available to fellows, although applicants can pursue individualized coursework. 

Fellows will have the opportunity to:

Link with the St. Louis business community by incorporating courses in change management, marketing and organizational development aimed at developing administrative skills with a focus on performance improvement. 

Get hands on training in health services research, administration and actual patient safety operations.

Be assigned to on-going process improvement projects within BJH, which will impart skills in project management, “lean” and “six-sigma” methodology, rapid cycle improvement and other activities that have been traditionally outside the scope of medical education.

Participate in the BJH Patient Safety and Quality Committee, which supervises reporting and monitoring of sentinel and other patient safety events and progress of Performance Improvement teams.