The
MSA
as a V
ehicle
for
Quality Improvement
Ro
y So
t
o, MD
Residency Pr
ogram
Director Beau
mont Health
Disclaimers
P
resident, MSA
ASPIRE co
nvert
Safety evangelist
Membership
1000 active members (~65%)
300 resident memb
ers (~100%)
A
smattering of medical student members
Annual Scientific Meeting
Every spring
CME off
erings focusing on
P
ain
management
P
hysici
an wellness
Clinical
controversies
Emerging
treatment
options
ERAS
R
esident QI P
resentations
Opportunities
The reach of t
he MSA
Harnessing the downstream power of resident education
P
artnering with other organizations (MANA,
AORN, MSMS, MP
A)
P
artnering with medical scho
ols
(OU, UM, W
ayne, CMU, WMU,
MSUx2)
Challenges
Non-P
articipators
R
ole modeling
Innovation overload
Money money money
R
esources
Dissemination of Info
rmation
Questions/Discussion?