The Excellence in Quality Improvement Certificate Program (EQUIP)

Knowledge of basic principles of quality improvement does not necessarily lead to successful local projects, implementation beyond the local environment, or academic productivity. EQUIP provides a deeper dive into quality improvement (QI) methodologies to better prepare participants to maximize their project’s impact and receive academic recognition for their work.

The EQUIP program consists days of 6 full-day virtual sessions (July 24-26, 2023 and May 1-3, 2024). Upon completion of the program, participants will be granted an academic certificate from the University of Toronto.

Who should take EQUIP?

Academic faculty seeking to more meaningfully integrate QI into their clinical or scholarly activities
Senior trainees wanting to make QI an academic career focus
Health professionals in advanced practice or leadership positions working in academic health centres

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What makes EQUIP different?

EQUIP harnesses the experience of practicing academic clinicians with extensive expertise both executing successful QI initiatives and developing successful advanced training programs in QI.

The course goes beyond a superficial introduction to QI principles, and is particularly well suited to clinicians who want to take their QI skills to the next level and/or achieve academic goals such as developing educational programs or publishing related to QI.

EQUIP helps foster:

Successful implementation of QI projects;
Scholarly writing for optimal dissemination of QI innovations;
Teaching QI including curriculum design;
Advanced evaluation methods;
Preparing a portfolio for academic promotion on the basis of QI

In addition to regularly scheduled teleconferences where participants can share their project progress and get feedback from EQUIP faculty, participants will be assigned an EQUIP faculty mentor who can provide one-on-one coaching and support over the course of the program

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

The sacred land on which the Faculty of Medicine operates has been a site of human activity for thousands of years. This land is the territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.

Today, Toronto is also the home to Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work in the community, on this important traditional territory.

This statement was developed by first nations house at the University of Toronto and the Council of Aboriginal Initiatives’ Elders Eircle.

Who should take EQUIP?

Program Directors

What makes EQUIP different?

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land