Informatics Competencies

Goals

The goals for identifying core competencies in clinical informatics include:

• Design of program curricula (which ought to include the competencies relevant to program objectives);

• Design of individual courses (which must operationalize competencies at a more granular level);

• Assessment of individuals to determine satisfactory completion of courses or programs;

• Assessment of individuals by professional organizations, for purposes of certification or qualification in the field;

• Evaluation of programs and curricula, for purposes of accreditation;

• Defining the field of clinical informatics and its subdomains.

Frameworks

• Skills
• Knowledge
• Experience - Ways to achieve the skills, knowledge, attitudes, e.g., Life long learning
• Attitudes

References

List of papers dealing with Informatics (login required)

IMIA recommendations on education in health and medical informatics

Covvey/Zitner/Bernstein competencies and curricula in health informatics -- covers applied health informatics, research and development health informatics, and clinician health informatics:

Public health informatics competencies -- compiled under the leadership of the University of Washington

Staggers, N., Gassert, C. A., & Curran, C. (2001). Informatics competencies for nurses at four levels of practice. Journal of Nursing Education, 4(7), 303-316.

Canadian National Nursing Informatics Project Discussion Paper

Medical Library Association Platform for Change/ educational policy statement: Health information knowledge and skills (competencies)