Medical student awareness of and interest in clinical informatics
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Objective We aimed to investigate medical students’ attitudes about Clinical Informatics (CI) training and careers. Materials and Methods We distributed a web-based survey to students at four US allopathic medical schools. Results Five hundred and fifty-seven medical students responded. Interest in CI training opportunities (medical school electives, residency electives, or academic fellowships) surpassed respondents’ prior awareness of these opportunities. Thirty percent of student respondents expressed at least some interest in a CI-related career, but they were no more aware of training opportunities than their peers who did not express such an interest. Discussion Almost one third of medical students who responded to our survey expressed an interest in a CI-related career, but they were generally unaware of CI training and mentoring opportunities available to them. Early outreach to such medical students, through elective classes, professional society incentives, or expert partnerships, may positively influence the size and skill set of the future CI workforce. Conclusion We should work as a field to increase the quantity, quality, and publicity of CI learning opportunities for interested medical students.
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A 2015 publication noted that 30% of US medical students surveyed had interest in clinical informatics but were not able to identify training opportunities to help.
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- Authors
- Banerjee, R., George, P., Priebe, C., & Alper, E.
- Affiliations
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Lifespan (US)
- Venue
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2015-02-28
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- e1
- Pages
- e42-e47
- ISSN
- 1067-5027 (ISSN-L)
- 1527-974X
- PMC
- PMC7659213
- OpenAlex
- W2104211679
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 1.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Brown University
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Keywords
- clinical informatics, medical students, career interest, training opportunities, awareness, academic fellowships, workforce development, student outreach
- MeSH terms
- Attitude, Career Choice, Education, Medical, Undergraduate, Fellowships and Scholarships, Medical Informatics, Schools, Medical, Students, Medical, United States
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