Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Healthcare Quality Improvement
• Graduate Medical Training

Background:

• The Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) initiative identified variability in teaching hospitals nationwide.
• Key focus areas for improvement were highlighted in the 2015 CLER report.
• Graduate medical education requires high-quality clinical learning environments.

Purpose of the Study:

• To launch a new shared learning collaborative, Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments (PEI).
• To improve teaching practices and patient care in graduate medical education settings.
• To address national variability in the quality of clinical learning environments.

Main Methods:

• Establishing a shared system of collaborative learning among ACGME-accredited institutions.
• Disseminating best practices from early participants to a wider network.
• Providing funding to encourage participation in PEI's core components.

Main Results:

• PEI facilitates the sharing of advancements in clinical learning environments.
• Participating institutions engage in collaborative learning to improve training.
• Early adoption of PEI is expected to stimulate significant positive changes.

Conclusions:

• The PEI initiative aims to drive high-leverage changes for improved patient care.
• Collaborative learning is a key strategy to enhance clinical learning environments nationwide.
• PEI seeks to standardize and elevate the quality of graduate medical education.