Faculty Development

Continuous Quality Improvement for Medical Schools

About this module

CQI is the operating system of accreditation. This module covers building a CQI cycle that actually improves the program — not just a binder for the survey visit.

Related LCME elements

Every module states its LCME elements explicitly. Tags link to the SILME standards reference (March 2026 edition); element numbers and titles below are quoted from that data.

Element 1.1 Element 8.4 Element 4.5

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• Design a CQI cycle: monitor, analyze, act, re-measure
• Select meaningful metrics and benchmarks
• Connect CQI findings to governance decisions

Module outline

1. CQI vs. compliance theater
2. Choosing metrics that matter
3. Dashboards and data routines
4. From finding to action: closing the loop
5. Documenting CQI for the survey

Discussion prompts

• Which of your CQI loops actually closed last year?
• Who sees your CQI data, and how often?

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