Kaizen Mentor Position Report

Enclosed is my resume in application for the position of Kaizen Coordinator, as advertised through the Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority (KYRHA) website. I came to know about the position by visiting the KYRHA table during the career fair at the University of Regina held on September 28. After a thoughtful discussion with Dr. Girjia Nair and Ms. Tammy Desjarlais on Kaizen in health care and quality of care, I found this position as an excellent opportunity for me to demonstrate my Kaizen management skills. Following completion of my program at the University of Regina by the end of this semester, I will be a qualified member of the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration.

As indicated in my resume, I am currently completing my final semester in Master of Public

As indicated in Resume I have taken the courses like project management and Ethical leadership to learn the different theories. To gain the practical knowledge I have worked with the different organizations like Sask Culture, Sask Abilities Council and Canadian College of Health Leaders to implement the theories of project management life cycles. I have also developed my knowledge on Kaizen Health Care and implementation of Lean management in different organizations during the different discussions in my course and research work. During discussions, I have found pros and cons of this type of management. But in my opinion Kaizen is the name of continuous, sustainable and improved form of service delivery and management with least surpluses. I have also built my basic concepts on Plan Do Study-Adjust (PDSA) cycle, three levels of Kaizen, adaptation from Toyota (Japan) and Kaizen culture for staff, leaders and patients during the