QuESST is a research competition open to all residents and fellows currently enrolled in a training program sponsored by the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and the Children’s Hospital of Michigan (CHM).

Accepted projects for QuESST will be placed into one of two distinct competitions:

1. Quality improvement: Projects must be related to improving the quality of patient care or other protocols and/or enhancing patient safety (e.g., CLABSI reduction, cost effectiveness, patient safety, delivery of patient care, transitions in care, and health care disparities.
2. Research: Projects must be a systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge (e.g., assessment of new clinical treatments, evaluation of novel clinical procedures, identifying predictors of disease susceptibility, comparison of health outcomes across patient characteristics).

This competition was started with the following outcomes in mind:

• Highlight the importance of Quality and Safety as part of the GME training experience.
• Recognize and reward contributions of residents/fellows in DMC Quality and Safety.
• Recognize the efforts of residents/fellows participating in quality improvement (QI) and clinical research activities.
• Ensure compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements (ACGME) for resident/fellow training and participation in quality improvement activities

Robert Woodruff Certified CWIA Protocol QI

Prizes will be awarded to the resident/fellow indicated as primary author on the QuESST project application via employee payroll (taxes will be withheld on all prizes awarded).

Quality Improvement

First Place:  $1,500

Second Place: $1,000

Third Place:  $750

Research

First Place:  $1,500

Second Place: $1,000

Third Place:  $750