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Training Program and Elective Information
Mission Statement of Program
Medicine is an information intensive and driven field. As a result the
need for trained Medical Informaticists is growing daily in both the commercial
and academic arenas. Our program is designed to provide both the coursework
and project experience trainees will need to work in these areas. An Informatics
program can benefit Sinai-NYU with a cadre of researchers who will assist
us in solving our own information needs.
Program Overview
Medical Informatics Training will focus on the creative use of computers
in support of Mount Sinai-NYU Health Sytem. Fellows engage in Medical
Informatics projects and attend a variety of courses, discussion groups,
and seminars. Fellows will assist in the integration of clinical enhancements
into the hospital and primary care information systems. Training has four
components: Projects, Lectures/Seminar Series, Patient Care, and Teaching.
Medical Informatics Projects
The most important part of the fellowship involves intensive work on one
or more Medical Informatics projects under the supervision Dr.'s Joseph
Kannry, Tom Karson, Carlton and Moore. Projects will tend to applied research,
in other words, meeting some local need while at the same time adding
to the body of scientific knowledge. For example, a project may be research-oriented,
or may be applied with some interesting, innovative aspect. Trainees will
be allowed to define a project that is entirely their own, with faculty
assistance and supervision or will assist in ongoing projects. In either
case, the goal is to help the trainee learn how to conceive, plan, and
successfully carry out a project in Medical Informatics. In the course
of the fellowship, trainees will present their work at internal conferences
and will write papers for publication that describe their work. In addition
to working on their own projects, trainees may also participate in other
ongoing IT and health system activities to obtain a sense of center priorities
and organizational behavior.
Medical Informatics Seminars, Lectures, and Conferences
A Medical Informatics teaching seminar meets weekly. Each meeting focuses
on a particular topic of interest, with relevant papers distributed in
advance. Over the course of one-three years, the breadth of Informatics
will be explored.
Lectures
Trainees will attend lectures given by invited internal and external speakers.
Periodically fellows will attend selected lectures at other Centers such
as Columbia’s Dept. of Informatics Seminar Series and/or the Yale Center
for Medical Informatics (TBD).
Conferences
Trainees will be expected to attend and strongly encouraged to present
at the AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) Fall Conference.
During the fellowship, trainees will also be encouraged to attend seminars
like the Computing in Patient Care: Capturing the Clinical Encounter seminar
series in Boston. This conference is sponsored yearly by The Center for
Clinical Computing (Beth Israel Boston)and Harvard Medical School It is
important that postdoctoral fellows obtain formal exposure to computer
science techniques and to other material relevant to Medical Informatics.
Trainees are encouraged to pursue directed readings and to attend courses
pertinent to their individual needs and interests. Justin DuPont, Dr Israel
Lowy as well as Dr's. Kannry, Karson, and Moore will assist in this
area. Although formal coursework can contribute to the Fellow's Informatics
education, the primary commitment will be directed toward hands-on Medical
Informatics projects.
Patient Care
Advancement in patient care is strongly encouraged. It helps trainees
maintain their clinical skills and their credibility as clinicians. Information
needs perceived by practicing clinicians can serve as the basis for project
ideas and fruitful collaborations may be born out of clinical practice
activities. Finally, it provides a financial base for funding
Teaching Responsibilities
All trainees will have two types of teaching responsibilities:
- Traditional patient care teaching: i.e., housestaff teaching
- Medical Informatics Teaching: Supervision of medical students and
housestaff in Medical Informatics Elective and contributions to Informatics
Seminar Series planned for attendings, housestaff, and medical students.
Housestaff Elective
The elective serves as a brief introduction to the fundamental concepts
in Medical Informatics and is designed to encourage residents to pursue
intensive study in a research area of interest. The elective consists
of a formal month of lectures on Medical Informatics topics and identification
of a research question. The goal of the elective to select and complete,
if possible, a research project by the end of residency.
Medical Student Electives
- Introduction to Medical Informatics
Will consist of Introduction to Medical Informatics Lectures over a pre-defined
period of time. Students will participate in discussion groups on articles.
Medical Student Elective
The elective serves as a brief introduction to the fundamental concepts
in Medical Informatics and is designed to encourage medical students
to pursue intensive study in a research area of interest. The elective
consists of a formal month of lectures on Medical Informatics topics
and identification of a research question. The goal of the elective
was to select and complete, if possible, a research project by graduation.
Sample Elective Projects
Murff H, Kannry J. House Officer Satisfaction with a Commercially Available
Physician Order Entry System. 2000 American Medical Informatics Association
Annual Fall Symposium, Los Angeles, Ca: 1097
Dr. Murff was Chief Resident 1999-2000
Roshwalb G, Kannry J. DOES: Selecting A Subject Diagnosis. 1997 American
Medical Informatics Association Annual Fall Sumpoisum, Nashville, Tn:
993
Dr. Roshwalb was Chief Resident 1996-97
Kannry JL, Soni R. Portability: A Determinant of Electronic Knowledge
Resource Use. 1996 American Medical Informatics Association Annual Fall
Symposium, Washington, DC:838. Dr. Raj Soni was MSSM '96.
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