Enhancing Entrepreneurship and Professionalism in Medical Informatics Instruction: A Collaborative Training Model

Case Report: Enhancing Entrepreneurship and Professionalism in Medical Informatics Instruction: A Collaborative Training Model

This report describes an innovative training program designed to foster entrepreneurship and professionalism in students interested in the field of medical informatics. The course was developed through a private-public interinstitutional collaboration involving four academic institutions, one private firm specializing in health care information management systems, and a philanthropic organizati...

Enhancing Entrepreneurship and Professionalism in Medical Informatics Instruction: A Collaborative Training Model

j J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2004;11:317–319. DOI 10.1197/jamia.M1463. There is little doubt that medical informatics occupies a central place in modern medicine. Innovative methods for managing health care information are critical to solving the problems posed by our nation’s health care system. However, medical informatics solutions cannot be applied without a well-trained labor force. Criticisms...

Professionalism in medical informatics.

Medical Informatics: Concepts and Applications

Medical Informatics is a developing body of knowledge concerned with the use of information and communication technology in support of medical research, education and also for promoting health care delivery. The field focuses on the biomedical information, patient data, and also acquisition, storage, retrieval and optimal use of information for problem solving and decision making. The goal of m...

Health informatics professionalism in primary care.

Health Informatics has been defined as ‘the knowledge, skills and tools which enable information to be collected, managed, used and shared to support the delivery of health care and promote health’. However, the profession of ‘health informatician’ is a new, diverse and as yet unorganised entity. Does it have any relevance in primary care? This broad church includes many people working in healt...