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Q Synthesis LLC
Q  /kyo͞o/
  an abbreviation for words like Quality, Quantify, Query, Question​, and others...
Syn·the·sis  /ˈsinTHəsəs/
​  noun
The combination of ideas to form a theory or system.

Mission

​​The purpose of Q Synthesis is to improve the quality of healthcare delivery by advancing team-based interprofessional collaborative practice. We do this by applying principles of systems thinking, implementation science, and health services research.
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Awards

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Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions 

​2025 Award for Outstanding Outcomes  in CE Assessment:

​Building Knowledge and Skills in Biomarker Testing and Assessment of Pathological Response to Improve Care for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma (program supported by ​Bristol Myers Squibb)​
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Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions

​2023 Award for Excellence in Educational Design: 

Navigating the Emerging and Evolving Landscape of HER2-low Breast Cancer (program supported by AstraZeneca and ​Daiichi Sankyo)​
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SACME (Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education) 

​2020 Best Poster Award:
 
Integrating Systems-Level Quality Improvements Into a Longitudinal Immuno-Oncology (I-O) Educational Strategy​

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Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Appreciation and Recognition Award for Leadership and Service on the Board of Directors 2017-2025
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Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions

​Fellowship Award
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Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions 

​2023 Award for Outstanding CE Outcomes Assessment:

​Leading Change in the Delivery of Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Testing and Care (program supported by ​Bristol Myers Squibb)​

Leadership

Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, MBA, FACHE
President of Q Synthesis
Dr. Kim leads Q Synthesis LLC and provides interprofessional continuing education and practice-based quality improvement (QI) programs for healthcare teams in the community. Q Synthesis works in joint-providership with accredited providers of continuing medical education (CME/CE) to apply systems thinking and implementation science to advance team-based interprofessional collaborative practice. See recent abstracts: www.qsynthesis.com/publications.html

Q Synthesis develops and implements systems-based quality improvement (QI) initiatives that apply the Active Implementation Framework:
  • The What: Effective Interventions (Innovations)
  • The Who, When, and How: Effective Implementation Methods
  • The Need for Enabling Contexts

Dr. Kim facilitates focus groups and workshops to engage members of the multidisciplinary care team. He is an active member of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEHP or "Alliance") and served on the Alliance Board of Directors from 2017 to 2025. He has chaired the Alliance  Technology Committee (2012-2013) and served as a member of the Alliance Education Committee (2014-2015). He has received the Alliance President's Award (2011, 2014, and 2015), the Alliance Distinguished Member Award (2014), the Alliance Fellowship Award (2018), and the Alliance Appreciation and Recognition Award for Leadership and Service on the Board of Directors (2025).

​Dr. Kim also served as the President of the National Association of Medical Education Companies (NAMEC) from 2012-2014 and was on the NAMEC Board of Directors from 2009-2014. Dr. Kim has served as faculty for the American Association for Physician Leadership (formerly known as the American College of Physician Executives) and has published in the Physician Leadership Journal.

Dr. Kim holds a BS in engineering from MIT, an MD from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, an MPH from UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, and an MBA from Saint Joseph's University Erivan K. Haub School of Business. 

​Additional Credentials:
  • Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)
  • Fellow of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (FACEHP)
  • Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
  • Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB)
  • Certified Maxwell Leadership Coach and DISC Trainer
  • Kotter Advanced Change Leader Certification
  • Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation from the MIT Sloan School of Management
  • Executive Healthcare Leadership Certificate from Cornell University
  • Healthcare Change Management Certificate from Cornell University
View Dr. Kim's bio here: ​www.linkedin.com/in/drjosephkim

 Q Synthesis LLC works in collaboration with a wide range of organizations that are committed to improving healthcare

Some recent examples of project collaborations and partners:

ACTHIV
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare (AKH)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
American Academy of CME, Inc.
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
American Society of Breast Surgeons (ABRrS)

Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) 
Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC)
AXDEV Group
AXIS Medical Education
​Bon Secours Mercy Health
Canopy Cancer Collective
Clinical Care Options (CCO)
Clinical Education Alliance (CEA)
Evolve Medical Education
Florida Society of Pathologists (FSP)
​Froedtert Health
Global Education Group
Global Learning Collaborative (GLC)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Med Learning Group
Montefiore Medical Center
OncoLens
Paradigm Medical Communications
Piedmont

ProCE
Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO)
Southern Ohio Medical Center
Tower Health
US HealthConnect

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Q Synthesis LLC
13 Summit Square Ctr #143
Langhorne, PA 19047
Phone: (215) 867-9122
Fax: (888) 409-9721
​Email: [email protected]
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