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Military Health System Surgical Quality Consortium (SQC) November 2026 CME Survey

1.Your Name(Required.)
2.Email Address(Required.)
3.Please enter your credentials (MD, D0, etc.)(Required.)
4.Are you a member of the American College of Surgeons?(Required.)
5.ACS Membership ID (required); Credits will not post to your ACS MyCME webpage if ID not provided
6.Specialty (Optional)
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of ­11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Learning Objectives:
· Orient all personnel to NSQIP and its utilization
· Meet service leads and collaborate on issues specific to their position
· Demonstrate leadership approaches toward quality issues and extending Quality umbrella to deployed environment
- Discuss the present and potential applications of AI in Surgery and Surgical Quality
· Discuss Surgical Quality in the DHA and review MTF NSQIP engagement with individual markets
· Share process of the NSQIP in-depth, intense analysis of SARs to identify improvement opportunities
· Discuss buy-in among clinical staff, surgeons, and perioperative nursing staff
· Highlight the process for use of the PUF to conduct research
· Training in fundamentals of improvement science and learning how to tackle a quality issue
· Discuss the role of surgical trainees in Surgical Quality and Quality Improvement
- Discuss MTF-specific Quality Improvement projects underlied by NSQIP
· Discuss DHA Surgical Safety Standardizations, Sustainment Practices, and Utility
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*Note: 15 minutes of session attendance = 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
7.As a participant of this educational activity, I am claiming the following amount of hours of CME Credit. Maximum number permitted is 11.50.
Please specify both numbers and terms:(Required.)
8.Overall, how would you rate this educational activity?(Required.)
9.Program topics and content met the stated objectives(Required.)
10.Content was relevant to my educational needs(Required.)
11.Educational format was conducive to learning(Required.)
12.This activity has improved my competence.(Required.)
13.This activity will improve my performance.(Required.)
14.This activity will enhance my communication skills.(Required.)
15.This activity will improve patient outcomes.(Required.)
16.This activity will improve processes of care and/or healthcare system performance.(Required.)
17.Program was free of commercial bias.(Required.)
18.How could this overall educational activity be enhanced?(Required.)
19.List a minimum of two things you are going to change as a result of what you have learned.

1.

2.(Required.)
20.Describe the barriers anticipated when implementing the above changes.(Required.)
21.Do you have any suggestions for future topics?(Required.)
22.Additional Comments:(Required.)