GME Quality Improvement Poster Competition Submission Form

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS January 8, 2026

Our submission form and judging criteria follow the Revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) guidelines. Additional information on SQUIRE guidelines.

Quality Improvement Project Title

Name

E-mail

Program and PGY

Anticipated graduation date

Specific project responsibilities

Mentor

Faculty mentor name

Faculty mentor email

Include anyone who should receive credit/was involved with the project (if applicable).

Mentor specific project responsibilities

Additional questions

Why did you start?

Describe the nature and significance of the problem. How and why did you choose this problem? How does the current literature support or inform the problem you chose? What is your AIM statement – “how good, by when”?

What did you do?

What QI methodology did you apply (PDSA cycles, Six Sigma DMAIC, etc.)? What intervention did you choose? How do you know that your intervention made a difference? Describe your steps and measures.

What did you find?

What were your results? Were there any unanticipated outcomes, problems or failures?

What does it mean?

How did these results apply to the initial problem? What is the impact of the results on care delivery or clinical outcomes? What did you learn that might change how you practice medicine?