Welcome to the Healthcare Leadership for Quality Residency Track program!
The call for physician leaders who are skilled in quality improvement and patient safety is a rising one across the nation. Our track is one of the few programs in the country to offer a distinct pathway for residents aspiring to be leaders in health care quality, patient safety, or informatics.
During this two year longitudinal pathway, which is embedded within Penn Medicine’s residency programs, residents participate in various sessions that provide them with knowledge in health care quality, measurement, patient safety, informatics, and health care management. Armed with this knowledge, they then join leadership teams and work with them to design and implement an improvement initiative in our health care system as part of Penn Medicine’s Blueprint for Quality and Patient Safety.
Why participate?
- Gain practical experience leading quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
- Learn directly from Penn Medicine leaders through structured mentorship and executive coaching.
- Build expertise in quality measurement, healthcare management, informatics, and improvement science.
- Complete a scholarly capstone project with opportunities for presentation and publication.
- Join a multidisciplinary network of residents committed to advancing healthcare quality and safety.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who Should Apply?
Residents from any Penn Medicine residency program can apply. - Do residents need to know how to do a quality improvement project?
Absolutely not! We will work with you from July to November of year one to help you select and design an improvement initiative project within the healthcare system. Additionally, we will provide you with the skills and opportunity to work with an already established multidisciplinary team to complete your chosen project. - What is the time commitment?
The track is a two-year program. During these two years, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 7 weeks to the curriculum and related activities. You will also be expected to attend a number of evening seminars.
Contact us
Please contact Track Directors with any questions or to find out more about this opportunity.
Neha Patel, Neha.Patel@pennmedicine.upenn.edu,
Denise Xu, Denise.Xu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or
Emefa Yengbe,
Emefa.Yengbe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Leadership
Neha Patel, MD
Track Director
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer, UPHS
Neha.Patel@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Denise Xu, MD
Track Associate Director
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency
Denise.Xu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
PJ Brennan, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of UPHS
Ilene Rosen, MD, MSCE
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Vice President for Graduate Medical Education, University of Pennsylvania Health System