From Competencies to Competence: Model, Approach, and Lessons Learned From Implementing a Clinical Informatics Curriculum for Medical Students

William Hersh, Fran Biagioli, Gretchen Scholl, Jeffery Gold, Vishnu Mohan, Steven Kassakian, Stephanie Kerns, Paul Gorman

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Abstract

Competence in clinical informatics is an essential requirement for 21st century healthcare professionals, including physicians. As such, it must be taught from the beginning of professional education. We describe the conceptualization and implementation of a curriculum in clinical informatics in a US medical school. We started by developing the required competencies and then developed a curriculum based on them. As adding new content to medical school curricula is fraught with challenges, we describe our major obstacles and lessons learned.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHealth Professionals' Education in the Age of Clinical Information Systems, Mobile Computing and Social Networks
PublisherElsevier Inc.
Pages269-287
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9780128093214
ISBN (Print)9780128053621
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

  • Clinical informatics
  • Competencies
  • Curriculum
  • Medical education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine
  • General Health Professions

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