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 Application

Applications for the Spring 2026 Cohort are Closed. Please check back in spring 2026 for the Fall 2026 Cohort application.

Spring 2026 Program Dates

The QI Writing Group runs alternate Thursdays from 12 - 1 p.m. MT.

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

Program Application

Price: $999

Spring 2026 Cohort applications are now 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].