Training the next generation of physicians to improve the quality and value of health care services for veterans
Our Mission:
The mission of this advanced fellowship program is to offer scholars opportunities to be leaders who can accomplish the following:
- Apply knowledge and methods of health care improvement to the care of veterans
- Innovate and continually improve health care
- Teach health professionals about health care improvement
- Perform research and develop new knowledge for the ongoing improvement of the quality and value of health care services
This two-year fellowship is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and includes 11 sites across the United States. Each site in the U.S. is a partnership between a VA hospital and an academic institution, including Vanderbilt.
Upon completing this advanced program, fellows will be able to demonstrate competence in:
- Designing and creating change for the improvement of healthcare
- Designing, conducting and writing/publishing a research project on healthcare improvement efforts
- Leading healthcare professionals in improvement efforts
Program Leadership
Robert Dittus, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Program Director, VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program