Ridgewood August 3, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 3 Valley representatives in national fellowship program safety improvement absolutely paramount for providers,” said Maulik S. Joshi, DrPH, president of the Health Research & Educational Trust and senior vice president of research for the American Hospital Association. “This redesigned fellowship gives health care leaders the tools, the experience, and the network they need to lead patient safety improvement initiatives in their organizations and be at the forefront in the rapidly changing environment.” “The Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship is a wonderful opportunity for health care leaders who are committed to the delivery of safe, highquality care,” said Diane C. Pinakiewicz, president of the National Patient Safety Foundation. “The program provides the fellows with deep knowledge of the patient safety discipline and its associated science, competencies, and leadership imperatives. The experience is rich, as are the relationships and networks that fellows develop in the process.” In the course of one year, fellows participate in a series of learning retreats and webinars, and they design and implement an action learning project with the goal of improving processes and spreading evidence-based safety practices that lead to better outcomes and performance within their organizations. Fellowship activities for this new class have begun and will continue through May 2012. Mitchell Rubinstein, M.D. (left) and Daniel Brancato. Two individuals from the Valley Hospital are among the nearly 30 clinical and administrative leaders from across the country who have been selected to participate in the tenth class of the American Hospital Association-National Patient Safety Foundation Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship. Mitchell Rubinstein, M.D., vice president of medical affairs, and Daniel Brancato, radiation oncology supervisor at Valley, were selected as Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellows for 2011-12. The fellowship is an intensive, yearlong professional development program for senior practitioners looking to increase their capacity to lead patient safety improvement initiatives and accelerate positive change in their organizations. The program is one of the nation’s foremost leadership development programs in patient safety. “The accelerating pace of delivery system transformation for greater quality and efficiency makes a focus on patient