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Lucky to have someone with such deep expertise like Anthony Yang lead our ambitious program in surgical quality & process improvement. An expert in building collaboratives & training faculty/residents in QI. Many thinks to Thomas Birdas for his years of leadership in this role.

It worked! Our 21-component strategy to catalyze improvement in surgical quality across 56 Illinois hospitals resulted in 1. Better adherence to best practices 2. Improvement in culture of safety 3. And now - postop outcomes! So proud of this team & friends across the state!

Thrilled to have 2 experienced people, Anthony Yang & Ryan Merkow, MD, MS, take the lead of the ISQIC QI collaborative. They have put so much into the collaborative & building relationships with our partner hospitals over the last decade! They have our Advisory Committee’s full support!

ISQIC is resuming! No-cost resources & networking for hospitals in IL & IN. Info webinars Dec 14 and Jan 18 @ 4pm CT/5pm ET. Key updates from Co-Directors Ryan Merkow, MD, MS & Anthony Yang re: joining this state- & region-wide surgical QI collaborative. Email [email protected] for link

Excited to get back to business after launching the Illiana (formerly Illinois) Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative ISQIC! Off to a great start with our first two-state research meeting. Email [email protected] for how to get involved, details at isqic.org.

It has been fun to watch Ryan Merkow, MD, MS and Anthony Yang lead ISQIC jointly from UChicago Surgery and Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine. Looking forward to seeing friends from our long-time ISQIC partner hospitals soon!

Big news - ISQIC is now accepting applications! Join us in shaping the future of surgical care quality in Illinois and Indiana. Abundant quality improvement resources are available at no cost to you. Reach out to [email protected] for application materials. American College of Surgeons

Deadline extended! ISQIC applications are open until April 19th. Act now for a unique opportunity to shape the quality of surgical care at your institution and across IL & IN. Email [email protected] for questions. Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine UChicago Surgery Anthony Yang Ryan Merkow, MD, MS Karl Bilimoria

Celebrating another productive ISQIC Advisory Committee meeting to discuss our next project! Proudly partnering with 50 hospitals and counting, dedicated to elevating the standard of surgical care in IL & IN. It's not too late to join - email [email protected] for details.

Dozens of Indiana hospitals are joining our Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC), so we are the same collaborative but just changed “Illinois” to “Illiana” to represent both states! Good showing at annual Indiana ACS Chapter meeting today. American College of Surgeons

Karl Bilimoria Anthony Yang Ryan Merkow, MD, MS Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine UChicago Surgery Rush Department of Surgery Loyola Surgery Awesome! Go Illiana!

Team SOQIC’s spring retreat brought together our group of >50 faculty, fellows, & staff to focus on our major research programs (e.g., ISQIC, The Surgical Education Numbered Trials (SENT)), works in progress, grant development, trainee mentoring, writing workshops, socializing, & more! Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine

Great time hanging with my good friend Anthony Yang at #ACSQSC24 representing ISQIC. Ran into SOQIC alumni Mike Wandling and many other old friends and quality colleagues. Excited to share our next ISQIC projects later this month!!

Webinar alert! Join us Wed 10/23 at 12 pm ET to explore next steps for ISQIC participation. We’ll also discuss the upcoming project and upgraded data platform. Your input is welcome! Email [email protected] for the registration link. Anthony Yang Ryan Merkow, MD, MS

Legendary surgeon, Nat Soper, was our visiting prof this week. Many faculty at Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine worked for him at Northwestern, trained under him, or partnered with him in SAGES is in Tampa in 2026!. A pioneer in laparoscopy & an outstanding leader, he led Northwestern Surgery to its highest

Join us at the Indiana ACS Annual Scientific Meeting on Saturday, April 26 to learn about ISQIC's video review initiative! Stop by our table to chat about advancing quality improvement at your hospital. #INACS2025 #ISQIC Anthony Yang Ryan Merkow, MD, MS American College of Surgeons Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine

We had a Cameo from the late George Wendt to welcome our hospitals to the 2020 ISQIC annual meeting. “Da ISQIC!!” Can’t wait to see what our collaborative leaders, Anthony Yang & Ryan Merkow, MD, MS, have planned for our upcoming Illinois/Indiana meeting!