Medical Informatics Training at Columbia University Perceived Needs for and Goals of Training James J. Cimino
Perceived Needs Industry Analysts Researchers Agents of Change
Training Programs Masters Program PhD Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
Core Curriculum Health Science –G4010 Survey of Clinical Science Representation of Medical Data –G4020 Representation of Medical Data Human/Computer Interfaces in Medicine –G4030 User Interfaces in Medicine Health Information Systems Architecture –G4040 Health Information Systems Architecture Medical Knowledge Representation –G4050 Quantitative Methods for Medical Decision Making –G4051 Clinical Decision Support Evaluation Methods in Medical Informatics –G4060 Evaluation Methods in Medical Informatics
Degree Programs Intro to Medical Informatics Seminar Journal Club Project work Masters essay Electives Comprehensive exam Oral exam Thesis
Postdoctoral Fellowship Remedial courses Supplemental courses Degree? Intro to Medical Informatics Seminar Journal Club Project work
Coursework vs. Research
Research Projects Part of faculty research Independent project(s) Service work
Case Study: Faculty Research Chem 20 Button Clinical Repository DXplain WebCIS SQL HL7 Medical Entities Dictionary Vocabulary Translation HTML TCP/IP
Case Study: Independent Research Clinical record extracts for DXplain Linking medication data to PubMed Linking medication data to Micromedex LOINC translator
Case Study: Service Work Lab data spreadsheets map MED codes to “displays” Automated auditing Intelligent maintenance tool
Recruitment