Overview

The IHI Open School’s Change Agent of the Year award is offered annually to an exemplary student or trainee who demonstrates strong knowledge and application of improvement science, community organizing, and leadership of their IHI Open School Chapter. The award celebrates the powerful role that students play in leading change on a local level and on a global scale to improve health and health care worldwide.

The award covers the cost of General Conference fees for the National Forum, and up to $1,000 for travel, lodging, or other Forum expenditures (including registration for Learning Labs or Quick Courses at the National Forum).

Applicants must be a currently enrolled, full-time student or trainee (including but not limited to those in medical, nursing, pharmacy, social work, hospital administration, engineering programs, dentistry programs, etc) and involved as a leader in their local IHI Open School Chapter for at least one year.

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* 1. Full name:

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* 2. Email address:

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* 3. Please confirm your email address:

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* 4. Role:

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* 5. Profession:

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* 6. Name of university or organization where you are enrolled or affiliated:

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* 7. Name of the IHI Open School Chapter you are involved in:

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* 8. Role within IHI Open School Chapter:

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* 9. Duration of involvement in the IHI Open School Chapter Network:

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* 10. Please describe your experience as a change agent in health care and recount a specific project you’ve led through your involvement in the IHI Open School and how you leveraged quality improvement and community organizing skills to do so.

A successful essay submission will:
  • Detail a specific project or campaign that the applicant led or contributed to
  • Share the outcomes of the project or campaign
  • Highlight specific quality improvement, community organizing, and leadership skills and methods that led to that impact
  • Reference the impact of the applicant’s experiences with IHI Open School courses, Chapter Network, project-based learning offerings, and/or in-person trainings
  • Be no more than 500 words long

Thank you for applying for the Change Agent of the Year award! Please remember to also complete the Scholarship and Special Discount application for the IHI National Forum, and share proof of full-time student or trainee status. Please indicate that you are applying for an academic scholarship.

Additional questions about the Change Agent of the Year award? Please email the Open School at openschool@ihi.org.

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