Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter at the University of Minnesota (IHI UMN)

What Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter at the University of Minnesota (IHI UMN) does

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter at the University of Minnesota (IHI UMN) is a non-profit student organization established in 2018 and operating within the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. The chapter's purpose is to give graduate health professional students from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, dentistry, and other health sciences disciplines hands-on exposure to healthcare quality improvement (QI) methodology. Students are organized into interdisciplinary teams, mentored by practicing QI professionals, and assigned projects with direct, measurable impact on patients and employees within local healthcare systems. The chapter is one of several co-curricular interprofessional organizations housed under CHIP, alongside CLARION case competitions, BeWELL wellbeing programming, the CHIP Student Executive Council, the Interprofessional Student-Parent Community (ISPC), and the BIPOC Health Professional Student Collective.

The chapter's "product" is experiential QI education — participation in mentored projects and interdisciplinary teamwork — delivered within the University of Minnesota's Health Sciences Education Center and other CHIP spaces. Underlying methodology is grounded in IHI Open School's quality improvement curricula and interprofessional collaboration frameworks; no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI tooling is associated with the organization. Brand affiliations include IHI Open School (global student QI network) and the University of Minnesota, and the organization maintains its own Facebook and LinkedIn presences in addition to CHIP-level channels on Instagram (@chipumn), LinkedIn, and Facebook.

The business model is donation-funded rather than revenue-generating: the chapter is a free student organization, with monetary support drawn from alumni, friends, and partners directed toward student leader scholarships, leadership conferences, CLARION competitions, Care Corner, ISPC, and programming development. Recent disclosed corporate contributions include $15,000 from Premier Inc. and $2,000 from ACHE of Minnesota in support of CLARION. The organization has 1-10 paid staff and is led by more than 100 student organization leaders across CHIP affiliates. Operating geography is the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro and broader Midwest, with no global footprint.

Name

Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter at the University of Minnesota (IHI UMN)

Legal name

Regents of the University of Minnesota

Website

https://chip.umn.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The IHI Open School Chapter at the University of Minnesota is a non-profit student organization under CHIP that places graduate health professional students into mentored, interdisciplinary quality improvement projects with direct impact on local healthcare systems. It serves UMN health sciences students at no cost, funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interprofessional Health Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAGAH

Allied Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Schools (PT/OT/SLP, etc.)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDADALAH

Global Health & School Health Partnerships (WASH, Nutrition, SRH)

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYBPADAIAE

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Global Health & Population Programs

Keywords

• Interprofessional education
• Quality improvement training
• Health professional leadership
• Healthcare case competitions
• Student mentorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis, Minnesota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: Monetary support from alumni, friends, and partners contributes to student leader scholarships, leadership conference, student organization events, CLARION competitions, Care Corner, ISPC, and further development of programming.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The IHI UMN Chapter is a student organization that allows graduate health professional students at the University of Minnesota to work on interdisciplinary teams to gain exposure to quality improvement. Students are mentored by QI professionals and engage in projects that have a direct impact on patients and employees within local healthcare systems. The chapter operates as part of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP), alongside related co-curricular initiatives such as CLARION case competitions and BeWELL wellbeing programming.

Product overview

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter at the University of Minnesota (IHI UMN) is a student organization that operates within the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. IHI UMN allows graduate health professional students to work on interdisciplinary teams to gain exposure to quality improvement. Students are mentored by QI professionals and work on projects that have direct impact on patients and employees within local healthcare systems. The organization is one of many interprofessional student groups supported by CHIP, which also includes CLARION (case competitions), CHIP Executive Council, BeWELL (wellbeing initiatives), and various other student organizations focused on topics across healthcare professions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BeWELL: BeWELL is committed to providing space, activities, and programming to support the cultivation of community and wellbeing in interprofessional health students at the University of Minnesota.
• CLARION

Products and services

• IHI UMN Chapter membership and QI project participation Student organization membership for University of Minnesota graduate health professional students, providing interdisciplinary quality improvement project work mentored by QI professionals and engagement in co-curricular interprofessional programming alongside related CHIP initiatives.
• CLARION case competitions Co-curricular interprofessional case competition program (Clinician Administrator Relationship Improvement Organization) that creates experiences for health professional students based on the Institute of Medicine's 'Six Aims for a New Healthcare System,' with UMN-Local and National Case Competitions.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IHI Open SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe IHI Open School Chapter at UMN is affiliated with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School, providing students access to quality improvement education, resources, and a global network of student chapters focused on healthcare improvement.
• Student Parent Help Center (SPHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPC (a CHIP-affiliated organization operating alongside IHI UMN) partners with the University's Student Parent Help Center to enhance programming, resources, and support for student parents in the health sciences.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education: Operates as the national coordinating center for interprofessional education and collaborative practice, serving as a clearinghouse, convener, and resource hub for institutions like IHI UMN that build IPE programming.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): IHI is the parent organization that founded the Open School global network of student chapters and provides the QI methodology, curriculum, and brand that IHI UMN operates under. It is the broader, established global player in this space.
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): National association representing medical schools and teaching hospitals; offers IPE/QI frameworks, faculty development, and competency standards that shape what student chapters like IHI UMN deliver.
• National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Quality Improvement programs: National-level convener producing QI and health system reform frameworks (e.g., the IOM Six Aims that CLARION references) that influence IHI UMN's curriculum and student project focus.

Direct peers

• IHI Open School Chapters at other universities (e.g., IHI Open School at University of Michigan, Duke, Johns Hopkins): Direct sister chapters of the global IHI Open School network, running comparable QI education programs for health professional students at other US universities.
• CLARION National Case Competition (UMN-owned): Sibling interprofessional program under CHIP at UMN, focused on a national case competition in healthcare quality and safety. Operates with the same student audience and university infrastructure as IHI UMN.

Others

• Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation: The leading US foundation dedicated to improving health professions education through IPE grants and convenings. It is a key funder and ecosystem shaper for institutions operating IHI-style QI student programs.

Regional players

• American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC): A US-wide network of IPE scholars and practitioners that advances interprofessional learning and practice similar to CHIP/IHI UMN's mission, with overlapping programming and shared institutional audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CHIPCenterUMN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ihiumn
• Instagraminstagram.com/chipumn

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