Clinical Informatics
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process, and important dates and events.
Specialty Overview
Physicians who practice Clinical Informatics collaborate with other health care and information technology professionals to analyze, design, implement and evaluate information and communication systems that enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship. Clinical Informaticians use their knowledge of patient care combined with their understanding of informatics concepts, methods, and tools to: assess information and knowledge needs of healthcare professionals and patients; characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes; develop, implement, and refine clinical decision support systems; and lead or participate in the procurement, customization, development, implementation, management, evaluation, and continuous improvement of clinical information systems.
The American Medical Informatics Association created a series of videos illustrating why board certification matters and why Clinical Informatics professionals should apply today.
Certification Requirements Overview
Find out easily if you may be qualified to apply by reviewing the Clinical Informatics Requirements Table.
General Requirements
- Medical License – An unrestricted and currently valid license(s) to practice medicine in a State, the District of Columbia, a Territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States or in a Province of Canada is required. If the applicant has licenses in multiple states, no license may be restricted, revoked, or suspended or currently under such notice.
- Medical Degree – Graduation from a medical school in the United States which at the time of the applicant’s graduation was accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, a school of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association, an accredited medical school in Canada, or from a medical school located outside the United States and Canada that is deemed satisfactory to the Board is required.
- Board Certification – Current primary specialty certification is a core requirement. Current primary specialty certification through an ABMS member board, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), or the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) will satisfy this requirement.
- For some ABMS member boards, diplomates who maintain their subspecialty certification are considered to be also meeting primary certification requirements. In those cases, the diplomate is deemed certified in the primary specialty. Primary specialty certification status is determined by each individual ABMS member board.
Pathway Requirements
ACGME-Accredited Fellowship Pathway
Requires successful completion of a minimum of 24 months in an ACGME-accredited Clinical Informatics fellowship program. If the program is longer than 24 months, the physician must successfully complete all years of training for which the program is accredited in order to meet the eligibility criteria for certification.
Full Requirements
Documents and Verifications
- CV/Resume, if 24 months past fellowship completion date
- Medical License Verification (ABPM will confirm after application)
- Current Specialty Certification Verification (ABPM will confirm after application)
- Fellowship Verification
- If 24 months past fellowship completion date, one Letter of Reference from a physician who is certified through an ABMS Member Board, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), or the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
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