Clinical Informatics

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PreMedLife Magazine recently posted an article titled “6 Fastest-Growing Non-Clinical Careers for Medical School Graduates.” Here is an excerpt from the first career listed, clinical informatics. Below is a brief excerpt:

“In today’s modern world, researchers and health professionals are generating ever-increasing amounts of information and doing so in more detail than ever before. Whether in the need for applications in advanced patient care or to help clinicians make use of genomic data, the emerging field of clinical informatics will need well-trained professionals who deal with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information for outcomes of clinical relevance. Health informatics tools include not only computers but also clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information and communication systems. Last year, clinical informatics was even approved as a subspecialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties. According to the American College of Physicians, there is a growing role of the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) and other jobs where a physician draws on his or her expertise at the intersection of medicine and informatics.”

The article also discussed medical writing, healthcare IT, and pharmaceutical medicine. To read the full article and find more from PreMedLife, click here.

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