The University of Chicago
SIESTA

SIESTA (Sleep for Inpatients: Empowering Staff to Act) is an educational program led by a multidisciplinary team that uses innovative educational methods grounded in experiential learning theory coupled with nudges in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to promote staff learning and behavior change to improve sleep for inpatients. Learn More »

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ISLEEP (Inpatient Sleep Loss: Educating and Empowering Patients) is a program that builds on SIESTA by encouraging patients to ask for more sleep-friendly care, including reduction of taking unnecessary vitals and batching all medical disruptions together. Learn More »

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Boosting MENTORS (Mentor Effectiveness in Training of Research Scientists) is a research study dedicated to the diversification of the physician-scientist workforce. Their aim is to address the homogeneity of the field through the enhancement of mentorship experiences for women, non-binary individuals, and minorities in order to support their increased pursuit of physician-scientist careers. Learn More »

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IGNITE (Improving GME Nursing Interprofessional Team-Based Experiences) is a project dedicated to redesigning care to support better interprofessional collaboration in the medical workplace — more notably in academic teaching hospitals where barriers to interprofessional team-based care are more evident. Their aim is to improve the experiences of both the medical community and its patients by enabling the creation of interprofessional clinical learning environments. Learn More »
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IMPACT (Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team) is a network of health professionals advocating for the needs of Illinois’ healthcare workers and institutions. Through their engagement with grassroots organizations and stakeholders alongside other methods of influential collaboration, they aim to amplify the voices and support the goals of medical professionals and the communities they serve.
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