The Health Care Quality Scholars program provides advanced training in quality improvement and applied research during
residency after the PGY-1 year. Scholars will participate in the program for at least
one year during which their schedules will be adjusted to help accommodate the Scholars
program requirements. Residents must apply and be accepted to both the Health Care
Quality Scholars Program and the certificate program of their choice (listed below) and must meet the full requirements
of their selected academic program. Scholars may also participate in advanced Lean
Six Sigma and/or motivational interviewing training and certification.
- Completion of research-related Graduate Certificates at UTHSC *
- Pursue a mentored QI research project (overseen by the Scholars program)
- Prepare at least one manuscript ready for submission (overseen by the Scholars program)
* Those interested in the following certificates at the University of Memphis can pursue
them but at their own cost for tuition:
The Health Outcomes Research Scholars program begins in the last year of residency (i.e., PGY-3 or PGY-4) and extends residency
for an additional year. Scholars participate in the program for two years, and their
schedules will be adjusted to help accommodate the Scholars program requirements.
Residents must apply and be accepted to both the Health Outcomes Research Scholars
Program and the graduate program of their choice (listed below) and must meet the full requirements
of their selected academic program. Scholars may also participate in advanced Lean
Six Sigma and/or motivational interviewing training and certification.
Health Outcomes Research Scholars will:
- Complete a research-focused master’s degree in one of the following:
- Pursue a mentored QI research project (overseen by selected master’s program committee)
- Prepare at least one manuscript ready for submission (reviewed by selected master’s
program committee)
* Tuition waiver is possible but requires enrolling in 9 credit hours per semester and
10-15 hours per week of supervised research related to an ongoing departmental research
(to be decided by the graduate program director). Students must remain in good standing
in the College of Graduate Health Sciences to be offered a renewal of the tuition
waiver from semester to semester at the program’s discretion and subject to the Dean’s
approval.
The UTHSC Health System Research Fellowship program is currently in development. For more information, please contact Jim Bailey,
MD, MPH, at jeb@uthsc.edu.
