University of Iowa Health Management & Policy

Pallavi Yadav, MHA candidate 2015, was the proud recipient of Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School and British Medical Journal scholarship to attend the 2015 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, London. The 20th annual Forum connected over 3,000 healthcare leaders and practitioners worldwide to share research on and discuss new models for quality improvement and patient safety. Pallavi represented the University of Iowa (UI) as a board member of Students for Inter-professional Education (SIPE), and the UI Chapter Leader of the IHI Open School. Pallavi was also awarded the Global Health Studies Travel Grant and the Inter-Professional Education Steering Committee Award for advancement of Inter-professional education at UI. In her words: The International forum in London was a unique experience and a great opportunity to learn about  international developments in the field of Quality Improvement (QI) from healthcare practitioners. The