Background/objective: Non-clinical aspects of life, such as social, environmental, behavioral, psychological, and economic factors, what we call the sociome, play significant roles in shaping patient health and health outcomes. This paper introduces the Sociome Data Commons (SDC), a new research platform that enables large-scale data analysis for investigating such factors.
Methods: This platform focuses on "hyper-local" data, i.
Background: Educating medical trainees to practice high value care is a critical component to improving quality of care and should be introduced at the beginning of medical education.
Aim: To create a successful educational model that provides medical students and junior faculty with experiential learning in quality improvement and mentorship opportunities, and produce effective quality initiatives.
Setting: A tertiary medical center affiliated with a medical school in New York City.