From January to November 2025, we also welcomed 16 stellar faculty members from CHOP in Mexico City, who not only provided state-of-the-art knowledge among didactic lectures, case discussions, and hands-on training sessions, but also created important bonds with fellow students from various settings in Latin America. From rural Guatemala to the region’s biggest hospitals in Brazil, this year’s CHOP’s journey in OMI MEX was marked by diversity and exchange.
Leading the last OMI MEX CHOP course of 2025 was Dr. Ron Keren, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President at the Department of Pediatrics at CHOP. Dr. Keren led three intensive days dedicated to quality improvement and patient safety in medicine, with lectures and mock sessions targeting medical effectiveness in different settings. The seminar trained 27 physicians from various specialties including cardiology, emergency medicine, family and neonatal medicine, orthopedics, pediatric/ general surgery, and urology.
According to Dr. Keren, “The OMI MEX seminar in Medical Quality and Safety provided physicians from Latin America with a practical foundation in the science and methods of healthcare improvement. Through interactive lectures, workshops, and case-based learning, participants explored key topics including systems thinking, patient safety, the IHI Model for Improvement, and change management. The course blended theory and practice, giving fellows the skills and confidence to launch meaningful improvement projects within their own institutions when they return home.”
Invited by Dr. Keren as members of faculty were Dr. Meghan Galligan, Dr. Jessica Hart, and Dr. Michael Posencheg, all of which kindly agreed to join the OMI in Mexico after having been in Salzburg in the past.
Dr. Keren further shares that “it was a privilege and delight to lead the seminar and to spend time with such talented physicians from across the region. Teaching alongside an outstanding faculty team from CHOP, I saw the fellows grow in confidence and skill – developing not only their technical understanding of quality improvement and patient safety but also their capacity to lead change and foster cultures of learning and safety in their hospitals. The experience reminded me that improvement science transcends borders – it’s about learning together how to make care better for patients, wherever we practice.”
It is indeed a privilege to connect outstanding professionals with fellows in search of better care for their patients, all those who are life-long learners. Setting the stage for 2026, we are thankful for another year full of impact, and we are eager to see the ramifications of each individual experience at OMI MEX-CHOP 2025.
Laura Galvis Blanco, MD
OMI MEX fellow from Colombia
Caio Cesar Citatini de Campos, MD
OMI MEX fellow from Brazil
Alejandro David Maciel Moguel, MD
OMI MEX fellow from Colombia
