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Jürgen Schedlbauer1, Georgios Raptis1, Bernd Ludwig2
1OTH Regensburg, Seybothstraße 2, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
International Journal of Medical Informatics
|April 16, 2021
Summary
This study analyzed medical informatics job ads, finding soft skills are as crucial as technical expertise for employability. Practical experience, programming, and project management are key requirements for graduates.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics Education
- Higher Education Employability
- Labor Market Analysis
Background:
- Employability is a key higher education goal, necessitating competence-based curricula.
- Standardized job profiles are essential for aligning learning outcomes with labor market demands in medical informatics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify key competencies for medical informatics roles by analyzing job advertisements.
- To inform curriculum development by understanding current labor market requirements.
Main Methods:
- Web crawling and text mining of 147 German medical informatics job advertisements from STEPSTONE.
- Categorization of extracted qualification terms into professional expertise, soft skills, teamwork, processes, learning, and problem-solving.
Main Results:
- Soft skills (55%) were more prevalent than professional expertise (45%) in job requirements.
- Key terms included programming, experience, project, and server, highlighting the importance of practical skills.
Conclusions:
- Soft skills and specialist knowledge are equally weighted in medical informatics.
- This data-driven approach offers insights for updating medical informatics curricula to enhance graduate employability.
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