Quality Improvement Writing Group
The IHQSE presents the QI Writing Group. This 10-session, 20-week experience, provides a structured and mentored manuscript preparation experience for QI scholars. We are seeking motivated QI leaders with a complete, or near complete, project who need a little help to get their project across the publication finish line. Publishable projects may include a successful project, a project with an important lesson learned, or a project with a unique intervention. At the end of the program, participants will have a complete and fully edited manuscript ready for submission.
Program Application
Applications for the Spring 2026 Cohort are now closed. Please check back in the spring for the Fall 2026 Cohort application.
Spring 2026 Program Dates
The QI Writing Group runs alternate Thursdays from 12 - 1 p.m. MT.
Session 1 | January 15
Session 2 | January 19
Session 3 | February 12
Session 4 | February 26
Session 5 | March 12
Session 6 | March 26
Session 7 | April 16
Session 8 | April 23
Session 9 | May 14
Session 10 | May 21
Course Overview
This 10 session, 20-week experience will provide a structured and mentored manuscript preparation experience for QI scholars.
- Sessions are 1 hour and delivered via Zoom.
- Sessions comprise a short didactic followed by mentored manuscript review.
- Didactic topics include SQUIRE Guidelines, key section requirements, copy/line editing, and responding to reviewers. See example syllabus.
- Participants will prepare manuscript section drafts between sessions.
- Mentors and peers will review each section draft between sessions and provide constructive feedback during sessions. See list of mentors.
Topics Covered
Getting started writing and writing the Introduction
Writing a great paper
Methods section
Tables and figures
Results section
Editing and copy editing
Discussion section
Hitting submit
Abstracts
Responding to reviewers
Ideal Candidates
All faculty, staff and trainees employed by the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus who have a complete (or near complete) QI project and have an outcome they would like to share through publication.
Applications
Cost: The QI Writing Group is free to our CU Anschutz partners.
Applications for the Spring 2026 QIWG Cohort are closed. Please check back in the spring for the Fall 2026 Cohort application.
Questions? Please direct all questions about the IHQSE or QIWG to [email protected].