Improvement Science

Achieving Competency Today

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Achieving Competency Today (ACT): Issues in Quality, Cost, Systems, and Safety

Subject Area		Level
The Achieving Competency Today course is a graduate-level interdisciplinary curriculum for systems based practice and practice based learning and improvement. Interprofessional teams work collaboratively to design and test solutions to identified challenges in healthcare delivery through an improvement project.
Improvement Science		Intermediate
Audience		Delivery
Resident and attending physicians, fellows, advanced practice clinicians, quality professionals, medical students, pharmacists, nurses, allied health professionals, and other interested learners.		Didactic, facilitated class discussion, multimedia, e-learning, small group activities, and application of key concepts and tools.
Requirements		Pre-Requisites
Completion of assigned IHI Open School lessons in QI, PS and Leadership. Completion of a rapid cycle test of an improvement project plan with assigned ACT team.		Bachelor’s degree and manager/supervisor approval
Credits/Certification		Length
For information about education credits contact the Safety and Quality Education Specialist.		38.5 hours over 12 weekly sessions.
Date(s)		Registration
Fall 2025 Course: September 10 – December 3, 2025 Winter 2026 Course: January 26 – April 15, 2025		Apply on the ACT Course Application form below. Offered twice per year; Fall, Winter.
Fee(s)		Contact Information
No charge for ChristianaCare employees, Medical-Dental staff and credentialed providers.		For more information, please contact Claire Rudolph , Safety & Quality Education Specialist, 302-733-1237 or Loretta Consiglio-Ward, Program Manager, 302-733-5943.

Registration

The ‘Achieving Competency Today (ACT): Issues in Health Care Quality, Costs, Systems and Safety’ course is a graduate-level interdisciplinary curriculum for systems based practice and practice based learning and improvement. Interprofessional teams work collaboratively to design and test solutions to identified challenges in healthcare delivery through an improvement project.

Registration: