Draft for Subspecialty of Applied Clinical Informatics

[rninformatics, DNP, RN]

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/initiatives/rwj/core_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.