The Clinical Informatics Experience
Clinical Informatics training at UK is built around active participation in the work of a large academic health system. Fellows do more than observe informatics operations. They investigate clinical and operational problems, work with interdisciplinary teams to design solutions, participate in implementation and testing, and evaluate the impact of system changes. Over the course of fellowship, fellows progress from supervised participation to increasing ownership and leadership of informatics initiatives.
Solve Real Problems
Fellows learn to approach clinical and operational challenges using a structured informatics process. They may interview stakeholders, map workflows, review EHR data and dashboards, examine existing evidence, and identify root causes of problems such as inefficiency, safety risks, alert fatigue, or disparities in care.
Rather than working from hypothetical exercises, fellows participate in projects arising from the day-to-day needs of UK HealthCare.
Solve Real Problems
Fellows learn to approach clinical and operational challenges using a structured informatics process. They may interview stakeholders, map workflows, review EHR data and dashboards, examine existing evidence, and identify root causes of problems such as inefficiency, safety risks, alert fatigue, or disparities in care.
Rather than working from hypothetical exercises, fellows participate in projects arising from the day-to-day needs of UK HealthCare.
Build and Optimize Clinical Systems
Fellows participate in the design, implementation, testing, and optimization of technologies used throughout the health system. Experiences may include clinical decision support, order sets, documentation workflows, patient portals, telehealth, population health tools, analytics, and other digital health applications.
Training includes exposure to inpatient, ambulatory, and remote-care environments, allowing fellows to see how informatics solutions must adapt to different clinical settings and users.
Build and Optimize Clinical Systems
Fellows participate in the design, implementation, testing, and optimization of technologies used throughout the health system. Experiences may include clinical decision support, order sets, documentation workflows, patient portals, telehealth, population health tools, analytics, and other digital health applications.
Training includes exposure to inpatient, ambulatory, and remote-care environments, allowing fellows to see how informatics solutions must adapt to different clinical settings and users.
Lead Change
Successful informatics work depends as much on people and processes as it does on technology. Fellows participate in interdisciplinary meetings, gather requirements from end users, communicate recommendations, support training and implementation, and help build consensus around system changes.
As fellows advance through the program, they assume increasing responsibility for provider-facing initiatives and serve as a bridge between clinicians, operational leaders, analysts, and information technology teams.
Lead Change
Successful informatics work depends as much on people and processes as it does on technology. Fellows participate in interdisciplinary meetings, gather requirements from end users, communicate recommendations, support training and implementation, and help build consensus around system changes.
As fellows advance through the program, they assume increasing responsibility for provider-facing initiatives and serve as a bridge between clinicians, operational leaders, analysts, and information technology teams.
Participate in Health System Decision-Making
Fellows gain direct exposure to the governance and strategic processes that shape technology across UK HealthCare. Experiences include participation in informatics and operational committees, evaluation of new technologies, vendor demonstrations, implementation planning, and discussions surrounding system upgrades, privacy, security, interoperability, and data governance.
When opportunities arise, fellows may also participate in requests for information or proposals, vendor selection, and other enterprise technology decisions.
Participate in Health System Decision-Making
Fellows gain direct exposure to the governance and strategic processes that shape technology across UK HealthCare. Experiences include participation in informatics and operational committees, evaluation of new technologies, vendor demonstrations, implementation planning, and discussions surrounding system upgrades, privacy, security, interoperability, and data governance.
When opportunities arise, fellows may also participate in requests for information or proposals, vendor selection, and other enterprise technology decisions.