The UCLA Health Resident Informaticist Program - A Novel Clinical Informatics Training Program

Area of Science:

• Medical Informatics
• Graduate Medical Education
• Physician Training

Background:

• Clinical informatics is a growing specialty with limited training pathways for residents and fellows.
• Existing formal training programs are insufficient to meet the demand for informatics expertise.
• Early exposure can foster interest and career development in clinical informatics.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the development and implementation of a novel Resident Informaticist Program at UCLA Health.
• To provide a model for other institutions to establish similar clinical informatics training initiatives.
• To address the gap in clinical informatics exposure for physician trainees.

Main Methods:

• Development of a sustainable Resident Informaticist Program at UCLA Health.
• Curriculum designed to expose trainees to the academic and practical aspects of clinical informatics.
• Implementation of a program blueprint for replication.

Main Results:

• The UCLA Health Resident Informaticist Program has been successfully implemented and is sustainable.
• The program effectively exposes physician trainees to clinical informatics.
• The initiative contributes to expanding the clinical informatics workforce.

Conclusions:

• The Resident Informaticist Program offers a viable solution to increase clinical informatics exposure for trainees.
• This model can be adapted by other academic medical centers to cultivate future informaticists.
• Investing in trainee education is crucial for the advancement of clinical informatics.