Here are many of the course materials used for Clinical Safety & Effectiveness. While we highly recommend that you take the course, it's certainly not required that you graduate from CS&E before initiating a quality improvement project. We're happy to share this information in hopes that it can be applied as needed in a helpful manner.

QI vs. Research

Use this comparison list to determine if your project will be classified as quality improvement or research.

Project Charter

The Project Charter template will help you to narrow the scope of your project.

Aim Statement

A good, solid Aim Statement is very important to your project. These guidelines will help you create an effective one, and this quiz shows examples of what to do and what not to do. This checklist and this worksheet will help to keep you on track when crafting your Aim Statement.

DMAIC Checklist

Use this checklist to guide the progress of your project.

PowerPoint Template

Use this template to create the final presentation of your project for graduation.

Poster Template

These templates and instructions will help you create a poster.