Quality Improvement Writing Group

The IHQSE QI Writing Group will provide a structured and mentored manuscript preparation experience for QI scholars or those just looking to share their QI outcomes. Applicants should have a current or past project with results ready to publish. These type of results may include a project that has reached its goal, a project with a change in a process or outcome measure, 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 Dates

Mid-August 2025 | Writing Group Fall Cohort Commences

Mid-December 2025 | Writing Group Fall Cohort Ends

The QI Writing Group typically runs alternate Thursdays from 12 - 1 p.m. MT.
Exact dates for the Fall Cohort are to be determined.

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

Registration

Price: $999

Questions? Please direct all questions about the IHQSE or QIWG to ihqse@cuanschutz.edu.