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The Wolff Learning Academy (WLA), part of the Wolff Center at UPMC, is designed to meet the broad education needs surrounding quality improvement, quality outcomes, patient safety, regulatory, and operational excellence for UPMC health system staff at all levels and across any clinical discipline.

UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence

Find WLA Certificates of Completion content here for UPMC nursing professional development and advancement through the My Nursing Career program.

Quality Improvement
Education

Courses here assist users with the quality improvement process from beginning to end.

Patient Safety,
Quality, Regulatory

Courses here support Quality, Patient Safety, and Regulatory items.

External Agency
Required Education

Courses here are for completion by external agency staff completing assignments at UPMC.

Operational
Excellence

Content here is designed to support UPMC's Operational Excellence initiatives (for UPMC employees only).

Medical Education
and Resources

Courses here target the quality needs of physicians and advanced practice providers.

UPMC Respiratory Protection Programs

Courses here support UPMC Respiratory Protection Programs for non-employees.

Have an idea or project that requires an education module that might fit with the Wolff Learning Academy?

Submit your idea through the Wolff Learning Academy Content Submission Form. 

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International Quality Improvement Courses

Courses here support Quality Improvement Methodology for UPMC's international partners.

Intellectual Property – I acknowledge that, course materials created for use at Wolff Learning Academy shall be used by Wolff Learning Academy for future instructional and educational purposes, according to UPMC (Policy HS-LE0015) and University of Pittsburgh (University Policy 11-02- 02) policies. Wolff Learning Academy, UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh reserve the right to create derivatives of these works. Course material can include, but is not limited to, syllabi, curriculum, assessments, videos, and other activities as appropriate. The course director is responsible for obtaining permission from all course material creators. Please note that an electronic signature is not necessary.