Sample schedule
Month |
Site |
Rotation |
Longitudinal activities |
1 |
R |
Introduction to clinical informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC |
2 |
R |
Laboratory informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
3 |
R |
Laboratory informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, TC, CICA |
4 |
R |
Laboratory informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
5 |
R |
Imaging informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
6 |
R |
Healthcare analytics |
OHSU, CP, JC, TC, CICA |
7 |
R |
Bioinformatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
8 |
R |
Bioinformatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
9 |
R |
Information systems management |
OHSU, CP, JC, TC, CICA |
10 |
R |
Leadership |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
11 |
R |
Process improvement and patient safety |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
12 |
|
Vacation |
OHSU |
13 |
R |
Acute care informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
14 |
R |
Ambulatory informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
15 |
R |
Inpatient informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, TC, CICA |
16 |
R |
Inpatient informatics |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
17 |
R |
Digital health |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
18 |
R, T |
Research |
OHSU, CP, JC, TC, CICA |
19 |
R, T |
Research |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
20 |
R, T |
Research |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
21 |
R, T |
Research |
OHSU, CP, JC, TC, CICA |
22 |
R, T |
Elective |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
23 |
R, T |
Elective |
OHSU, CP, JC, CICA |
24 |
|
Vacation |
OHSU |
Key |
|
OHSU |
Oregon Health & Science University graduate certificate program |
CP |
clinical practice |
CICA |
clinical informatics core activities |
JC |
informatics journal club |
TC |
teaching conference presentation |
Clinical Informatics Core Activities
The clinical informatics core activities permit fellows to maintain longitudinal involvement with ongoing clinical informatics initiatives, in addition to their current rotation focus. For example, fellows will participate in interdisciplinary IT planning and implementation meetings pertaining to long-term projects and will maintain involvement in informatics leadership via interdisciplinary committee participation.
Focused Rotations
During focused rotations, fellows focus their work and learning efforts on specific subdomains of clinical informatics.
Research
Fellows will be oriented to the ongoing areas of clinical informatics research at BSWH. Before or during the outset of the research rotation blocks, fellows will be introduced to program faculty conducting informatics-related research and will work with the Program Director to select a mentor and to design a project that complements the fellow’s interests and career goals. The research project is considered a “capstone” experience for the fellowship, and fellows will be expected to submit their work for presentation or publication in an academic setting.
Elective
Fellows will work with the Program Director to design customized rotations where they can further pursue their individual informatics-related interests and career goals. Fellows may elect to repeat any existing rotation or can work with program faculty to design specialized rotations in any area of informatics available at BSWH.
OHSU Clinical Informatics Graduate Certificate Program
During the course of the fellowship, each fellow will complete an online graduate certificate in Clinical Informatics from OHSU or from an equivalent training program. This graduate certificate program has been designed around the ACGME Clinical Informatics Milestones.
Journal Club
Fellows will have primary responsibility for organizing and presenting a scholarly article from the informatics literature at a recuring journal club conducted through the Baylor Scott and White Informatics Consortium.
Teaching Conference Presentations
Fellows will be required to prepare and deliver a series of basic clinical informatics lectures to trainees in other graduate medical education programs in the institution.
Clinical Practice
Fellows may maintain up to 20% FTE practice in their primary clinical specialty throughout the fellowship. The Program Director will work with the fellow and with clinical departments to find an acceptable schedule and practice setting.
Other Activities
Fellows will be provided numerous other educational opportunities. Examples include Epic Physician Builder training and access to third-party lectures or seminars on informatics topics.