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Re-imagining the medical informatics curriculum

M E Frisse1

  • 1School of Medicine Library, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. frisse@medicine.WUSTL.EDU

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Physicians need better training in medical informatics to address modern healthcare challenges. This paper proposes an imaginary informatics curriculum to stimulate discussion on substantive curriculum integration for future medical professionals.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Health Informatics
  • Information Technology in Medicine

Background:

  • Physicians often lack adequate training to manage current medical challenges.
  • Information technology and medical informatics are seen as potential solutions.
  • There's a gap in understanding the philosophical basis of informatics and its application in healthcare.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the insufficient training of physicians in medical informatics.
  • To propose a novel informatics curriculum for medical education.
  • To stimulate discussion on integrating informatics into medical training substantively.

Main Methods:

  • The paper outlines a hypothetical informatics curriculum.
  • The curriculum comprises six core courses: Introduction to Complexity, Decisions and Outcomes, Scarcity and Conflict, Teamwork and Organizations, Representing Knowledge and Action, and Groupware and Collaboration.

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  • The proposed curriculum is presented as a discussion starter, not a definitive implementation plan.

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed curriculum offers a framework for comprehensive informatics training.
    • It emphasizes a radical reenvisioning of processes and practices through technology.
    • The curriculum aims to equip future physicians with essential informatics skills.

    Conclusions:

    • Current medical education inadequately prepares physicians for the complexities of modern practice.
    • A substantive integration of medical informatics into the curriculum is crucial.
    • The proposed hypothetical curriculum can serve as a catalyst for improving informatics education in medicine.