UCSF Fellowship Program in Hospitalist Leadership
IPC has formed an exclusive partnership with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Division of Hospital Medicine and its Center for the Health Professions to develop a unique clinical leadership training program for IPC Practice Group Leaders. Graduates of this fellowship program, the first organized program of its kind in hospital medicine, are equipped with the skills to lead and manage positive change in providing quality patient care for the hospitals they serve.
The primary goal of the Fellowship program is to focus on defining, designing, and leading improvement projects relevant to and aligned with the strategic goals of the facilities where IPC provides inpatient care. In addition to learning core leadership skills, participants receive training in quality improvement and patient safety. An important feature of the program is the Quality/Operational Improvement Project. Fellowship enrollees will select a key area in their own hospital, and, working with UCSF program mentors, develop and implement a plan to improve it, with measurable results. The enrollees participate in a variety of learning modalities, including core program seminars, executive coaching sessions, webinars and on-site meetings. 
