Members of the Lean Practitioner Program gather for a group photo after delivering their final presentations.

Last month, 22 BWHers from various departments, including Thoracic Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and the Phyllis Jen Center for Primary Care, presented the projects they had been working on as part of the Lean Practitioner Program. The Lean training lasts four months, culminating in participants applying what they learn in the classroom to real-life improvement projects at BWH and BWFH. The program, offered by Brigham Health’s Analytics, Planning and Process Improvement, teaches leaders how to engage staff in process improvement within a department, practice or unit. More than 370 BWHers have participated in Lean since 2008.