QIPS Day
Our Annual QIPS Day is a great engagement in the effort of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and is a noble representation of our partnership with Erlanger.
SAVE THE DATE: 13th Annual QIPS DAY
Friday April 10th, 2026
View the 2026 calendar and requirements below to participate
- Must be within a UT Health Science Center clinical program, including Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy
- Submission materials completed
- QI Proposal Submission Form signed by College of Medicine-Chattanooga Department Chair or other department-designated official
- IHI Charter Template
- IRB approval/ exemption letter
| Fri April 10th, 2026 | QIPS Day |
| Wed March 4th, 2026 | Deadline to submit QIPS project proposals for presentations - Submit to QIPS Day Box |
| Fri March 13th, 2026 | Acceptance emails sent to all Quality Teams |
| Wed March 18th, 2026 | Presentation schedule distributed to all participants, program faculty, residents, fellows, medical students, and staff |
| Tues March 24th, 2026 | Finalized Poster and Presentation files due - Submit to QIPS@erlanger.org |
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12th Annual QIPS Day
The 12th Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Day, held on April 11th, 2025 was another great success thanks to the support of Erlanger, Erlanger Auxiliary and all attendees, judges, and organizers! This year marked a record for attendance at the event and we appreciate everyone who took the time to attend QIPS Day 2025.
QIPS Day is a great engagement in the effort of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, and is a noble representation of our partnership with Erlanger and we look forward to all the hard work continued into next year!
Dr. Jeffrey Bennett (Left) with 2025 keynote speaker, Lisa Duncan (Middle), and Dr. Adam Campbell (Right).
View the QIPS 2025 photo gallery here!
2025 Posters and Presentations
Top Presentation
Jennifer Lee, MD, Rachael Underwood, MD, and Katelyn Ward, MD
Pediatric Residency
Improving Discharge Process in Pediatric Inpatient Services
Top Poster
Mark Mikhail, MD, Ketch Cowan, MD, Sunny Roy, MD, Alex Hwang, MD, Amy Cherry, MD,
Megan Sweeney, MD, Gregory Loftis, MD, and Anne Hoselton, MD
Urology Residency
Implementation of a Standard Gross Hematuria Scale
Laura Holder, MD and MacKenzie Pairitz, MD
Surgery
Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Delayed First Start or Times for ICU Patients
Nathan Walter, MD, Lynch Major, MD, Mekaea Miller, MD, and Lincoln Mitchell, MD
Surgery
Effect of Radiology Reporting on Concordance with Tumor Height and Final Pathology
in Rectal Cancer
Gracelyn Bose, MD, MBA, Michael Jacobs, DO, and Rahul Sakarwadia, MD
Internal Medicine
Striving for Gold: Optimizing Inpatient Code Blue to Meet Guidelines
Jae Maeng, MD and Matthew Holland, DO
Pediatrics
Addressing Penicillin Allergies in the General Pediatrics Clinic
Abdelrahman Amro, MD and Adarsh Purohith, DO
Pediatrics
Increasing the Documentation of SMR in the Outpatient Clinic Setting
Onika Kelly, MD and Elizabeth Harper, MD
Family Medicine
Improving Patient Centered Communication using a Communication Skills Lecture Series
Aaron Van Alstine, MD and Elizabeth Harper, MD
Family Medicine
Improving Recognition of Victims of Human Trafficking in the Clinic Setting
Dylan O'Neal, MD
Family Medicine
Evaluation of Weight Loss through patient Education Handouts
Christian Givens, MD
Family Medicine
Improving Hypertension Control Metrics
April Gunn, DO, Lydia Cook, MD, Daniel Raley, MD, Thomas Bishop, PsyD, and Jennifer
Bradford, PharmD
Family Medicine
Evaluation of Management of Controlled Substances in an Academic Family Medicine Clinic
Likhita Kandimalla, MD, Kritie Liao, DO, Hayden Shoeffler, MD, Patrick Howarth, MD,
Nathan Brott, MD, and Brittany White, PharmD
Internal Medicine
Enhancing Accuracy in Cosyntropin Stimulation Testing: A Single Centered Academic
Quality Improvement Project
Skyelor Black, MD, Christopher Childs, MD, and Kaitlin Detmar, MD
Internal Medicine
Health Maintenance Screenings in Academic Internal Medicine Clinic
Gracelyn Bose, MD, Kareema Ciabottoni, MD, Sravanthi Sonti, MD, Mary Magieri, MD,
Rishi Charate, MD, and Eliea Sneij, MD
Internal Medicine and Cardiology
CARES: LDL-C Assessment, Reduction Evaluation After STEMI
Laura Edmond, DO
Pediatrics
Multilingual EPDS to Increase Detection of Maternal Depression
Jennifer Justice, DO and Kerigan Green, MD
Pediatrics
Enhancing Education on Vitamin D Supplementation during Infant Clinic Visits
Alexandra Stedke, DO
Pediatrics
Reducing Severe IVH in Very Premature Infants
Jordan Raine, MD and Meridith Rippy. BS, Trauma Research Coordinator
Surgery
A Quality Improvement Investigation to Re-Evaluate the Necessity of Empiric Antifungal
Coverage in Gastroduodenal Perforation
Hayden Mezick, MD, Kay Buerster, MD, Jackson Fos, MD, and Alexander Urevick, MD
Surgery
Examining the Effect of Transition from Pagers on Resident Wellness and Learning
Lucky Miolen, RRT and Rene Scheiderer, RRT
Respiratory Therapy
Trach Me Home: A Respiratory (RT) Navigator Guide to Improving the Adult Tracheotomy
to Home Process
