Bridging Parallel Disciplines: An Integrated Workshop for Clinical and Imaging Informatics Training

Area of Science:

• Medical Informatics
• Healthcare Education
• Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

Background:

• Clinical informatics (CI) and imaging informatics (II) fellowships historically lack collaborative learning opportunities.
• Significant content overlap exists between CI and II fellowships, yet they operate in silos.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate a collaborative workshop series for CI and II fellows.
• To facilitate cross-disciplinary learning and workflow design for enterprise imaging.

Main Methods:

• Content development informed by ABPM CI Test Content Outline and II fellowship curriculum.
• Workshop design focused on mutually-relevant topics and collaborative workflow design.
• Post-workshop survey to assess fellow reception and perceived impact.

Main Results:

• The workshop series was well-received, with 77% of fellows finding it effective in demonstrating the need for CI and II collaboration.
• Participants indicated knowledge gained would likely be implemented in future work.
• Outputs included a Venn diagram of specialty similarities/differences and enterprise imaging workflow designs.

Conclusions:

• This novel workshop series represents a first step in integrated informatics education.
• Further development is needed to optimize the learner experience and translate workshop concepts into real-world projects.
• Integrated learning is crucial for preparing informaticists for modern, interdependent healthcare systems.