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AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) has issued a call for
comments on "Draft Core Content for the Subspecialty of Applied Clinical
Informatics". Please read on for background information,
participation and deadlines.


AMIA has been working on the issue of competencies for informaticians
since 2001 and specifically addressed the issue of certification for
physician informaticians at its 2005 and 2007 annual meetings. On March
1, 2007, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded AMIA funding to
produce two documents that will serve as the foundation for establishing
applied clinical informatics as a medical subspecialty. AMIA formed two
teams to create the core content for applied clinical informatics and
training requirements for applied clinical informatics. As described in
greater detail in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), the American
Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) uses the core content as part of its
assessment of whether to create a new subspecialty for a field. The
American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) uses the
training requirements document to establish standards for training
programs seeking to be accredited.

The FAQ can be found at the following link:
http://www.amia.org/inside/initiatives/rwj/faq.asp


The Core Content Team has completed a draft of the core content for
applied clinical informatics. As part of the consensus process, the
core content team seeks feedback on the draft from a wide range of
individuals who are familiar with the practice of applied clinical
informatics. Please note that the Core Content Team had to meet ABMS
format and content requirements. The core content document is limited
to physicians. The document defines boundaries of the subspecialty of
clinical informatics and outlines core knowledge and skills that all
clinical informaticians should possess. The content will evolve over
time but should provide a consistent framework for the subspecialty.


Input is being requested on the draft document that can be found at the
following link:
http://www.amia.org/inside/initiativ...e_feedback.asp


Individuals are welcome to comment on their own by using the link above.
Comments are due to AMIA by Monday,January 21, 2008.