Programs

Performance Excellence & Quality Management (formerly CS&E)

The Office of Quality, Safety, & Outcomes Education (QSOE) hosts PExQM to equip clinicians and staff with practical tools to design, implement, and sustain quality improvement (QI) initiatives. The course blends evidence-based methods, interactive workshops, and mentor support anchored in the Model for Improvement.

Who Should Attend

Physicians, nurses, health professionals, staff, educators, administrators, and QI specialists from UT Southwestern, Parkland, Children’s Health, the Dallas VA, and Texas Scottish Rite for Children. No prior QI experience required.

Learning Objectives

  • Design real-world QI initiatives using PDSA cycles and other core methodologies.
  • Create project charters, aim statements, and process maps to guide improvement efforts.
  • Distinguish QI from traditional research and apply tools like Pareto Charts, SIPOC, Fishbone Diagrams, and Driver Diagrams.
  • Publish QI findings using SQUIRE 2.0 guidelines.
  • Apply learning through a hands-on QI project culminating in final presentations and a storyboard competition.

Fall 2025 Schedule

In-person sessions will be held in TBL-D (E3.302 on South Campus)

  • Oct. 3, 2025 - Session 1: in-person, 1:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

  • Oct. 17, 2025 - Session 2: in-person, 12:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m.

  • Nov. 7, 2025 - Session 3: in-person, 1:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

  • Nov. 21, 2025 - Session 4: in-person, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

  • Dec. 5, 2025 - Pulse Check 1: Virtual, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Teams present progress)

  • Dec. 19, 2025 - Pulse Check 2: Virtual, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Teams present progress)

  • Jan. 9, 2026 - Pulse Check 3: Virtual, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Teams present progress; storyboard workshop to follow)

  • Jan. 16, 2026 - Final Presentations; in-person, time TBD

Format & Expectations

Participants must attend all sessions and complete a QI improvement project to receive a certificate of completion. 

Credit Information

Continuing Medical Education (Physicians) 

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of  16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center certifies that non-physicians will receive an attendance certificate stating that they participated in the activity that was designated for 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. 

 

Nursing CPD

UT Southwestern Medical Center is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 5.2 contact hour(s).

Registation

Registration fees are waived for the Fall 2025 course. 

Register for PExQM

Contact

For further information, contact us via qied@utsouthwestern.edu.