Welcome

The Center for Patient Safety and Health Policy was established in April 2008 as a new initiative at UTHSCSA with Dr. Jan Patterson as the Director for the Center. Dr Patterson is a Professor of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Pathology and is the Associate Dean for Quality & Lifelong Learning.

Dr. Patterson has been on the faculty at UTHSCSA since 1993. She has twenty years of experience in the field of healthcare epidemiology and hospital-acquired infections and is the author of numerous publications. Over the past fifteen years she has held numerous notable leadership reflecting her professional skills as a leader, both in and outside of this institution.

The Center’s Mission is:

• to increase quality and safety of clinical care,
• enhance clinical effectiveness, and
• integrate quality improvement efforts into health services research and health policy,
• train the next generation of health professionals to incorporate quality improvement practices in their work.

Awards

Center for Patient Safety & Health Policy receives the 2011 Outstanding Educational Program Award from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research at their annual meeting.

Pictured (left to right): Allison Lewis, Executive Director APTR; Dr. Woody Kessel, recipient of special recognition award Dr. Jan Patterson, Director, Center for Patient Safety and Health Policy; Dr. William Shaffner, recipient of Duncan Clark Award; Dr. Sharon Hull, 2011 President, APTR