Structure and Funding of Clinical Informatics Fellowships: A National Survey of Program Directors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2011, the American Board of Medical Specialties established clinical informatics (CI) as a subspecialty in medicine, jointly administered by the American Board of Pathology and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Subsequently, many institutions created CI fellowship training programs to meet the growing need for informaticists. Although many programs share similar features, there is considerable variation in program funding and administrative structures.

Objectives

The aim of our study was to characterize CI fellowship program features, including governance structures, funding sources, and expenses.

Methods

We created a cross-sectional online REDCap survey with 44 items requesting information on program administration, fellows, administrative supp

SUBMITTER: Patel TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10881258 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature