Open School - Harnessing Health Care Students for Reform

1. Open School, What is it? • Open School is an initiative to harnesses health care students’ energy for reform. • Open School supports students enrolled in health-related programs around the world, giving them the skills they need to become change agents when they enter the workforce. • http://www.ihi.org/offerings/IHIOpenSchool/Pages/default.aspx

2. How does Open School work? • Open School’s operates a ‘Chapter Network’ which gives students a way to connect with others. • A Chapter can be on university or hospital campus. • One student usually starts and leads each Chapter, but faculty members, deans, and health professionals can initiate Chapters as well.

3. Who can take part apart from students? • The IHI Open School is free to all students. • There are no applications and no admissions requirements. • Non –students can enrol for a fee and get access to all materials • NHS supports 100 licences for non-students

4. Current UK ‘Chapters’ • Bristol University, • Coventry University, • East Cheshire NHS Trust, • Gloucestershire Hospitals • Imperial College London, • Northwest Emerging Clinical Leaders Network, • Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, • Sheffield University, • Birmingham-College of Medical and Dental Sciences, • University of East Anglia, • University of Hertfordshire, • University of Manchester, • University of Nottingham, • University of Oxford, • University of Southampton • University College London ,

5. IHI Open School Conference 2102 • 23/24th March in Cardiff [Friday & Saturday] ‘Small Changes – Big Impact’ • Spreading of good practice and student-led improvement work • Key notes from UK chapter leaders, Phill Hammond, Simon Weston, Dave Williams plus lots of student presentations. • http://www.1000livesplus.wales.nhs.uk/small-changes-big-impact