MedStar Health Blog

Gun violence in Washington, D.C., has plagued our community with almost 200 homicides this year, an increase of 13% from last year. The trauma unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in D...

By Stacey Gonzalez Anyone reading a blog post for the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety probably already knows the importance of improving quality and safety.  You know healthcare has struggled...

By Stacey Gonzalez In my previous blog post, I described the unique immersive experience The Telluride Experience (TTE) program delivers and the profound impact it has had on over 1,000 resident physi...

By Anne Gunderson Ed.D, MS, GNP Since the official creation of The Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety: The Telluride Experience in 2009, over 800 health science students and residents have...

By Anne Gunderson MS; Ed.D. Over a decade ago, our nation’s healthcare sector was in upheaval following the disclosure of the Institute of Medicines report on deaths due to medical errors (IOM, 2000)....

By Melanie Powell, MD, Fellow for Quality & SafetyMedStar Institute for Quality & Safety Imagine starting a new job. You immediately feel slightly stressed, right? Regardless of how adequately...