Grants

HQSC runs biannual grant drives open to all UW GME trainees in the fall and spring. These provide financial support to trainee-lead QI/PS projects, awarding between $250-1000 per grant. We encourage utilizing our resources for development of potential project ideas. The Project Grant Program is funded in part through the HQSC Surgical Services Fund generously donated by HQSC Alumnus Dr. Aalap Shah. 

Previous grant winners & project titles:

• Nikita Baclig and Andy Olsen – Project AVERT: Augmenting VA Error Reporting among Trainees (2019-20) 
• Christopher Crowe – Establishing an ERAS Protocol for Pediatric Free Tissue Transfer (2019-20) 
• Katie Liu – Antibiotic Stewardship in Breast Reconstruction with Prefectoral Tissue Expanders (2019-20) 
• Jessica Varreto Guacaneme – Improvement of Interpreter Use in the PICU (2019-20) 
• Vincent Raikhel – The Effect of a Checklist on Variability and Quality of Care after Resuscitation from an In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (2019-20) 
• Gina Kim – Improving Interpreter Service Access and Utilization in Post-acute Care Facilities (2019-20) 
• Daniel Cho and Rebecca DeSanti – Evaluation of a Standardized Clinical Care Pathway for Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (2019-20)