Characteristics of the National Applicant Pool for Clinical Informatics Fellowships (2016-2017).
Year: 2018
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We conducted a national study to assess the numbers and diversity of applicants for 2016 and 2017 clinical informatics fellowship positions. In each year, we collected data on the number of applications that programs received from candidates who were ultimately successful vs. unsuccessful. In 2017, we also conducted an anonymous applicant survey. Successful candidates applied to an average of 4.2 and 5.5 programs for 2016 and 2017, respectively. In the survey, unsuccessful candidates reported applying to fewer programs. Assuming unsuccessful candidates submitted between 2-5 applications each, the total applicant pool numbered 42-69 for 2016 (competing for 24 positions) and 52-85 for 2017 (competing for 30 positions). Among survey respondents (n=33), 24% were female, 1 was black and none were Hispanic. We conclude that greater efforts are needed to enhance interest in clinical informatics among medical students and residents, particularly among women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Douglas S Bell, Kevin Baldwin, Elijah J Bell, Christoph U Lehmann, Emily C Webber, Vishnu Mohan, Michael G Leu, Jeffery M Hofmann, David C Kaelber, Adam B Landman, Jonathan Hron, Howard D Silverman, Bruce Levy, Peter L Elkin, Eric Poon, Anthony A Luberti, John T Finnell, Charles Safran, Jonathan P Palma, Bruce H Forman, James Kileen, David Arvin, Michael Pfeffer
Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, Vanderbilt University, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Oregon Health & Science University, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, The Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital, University of Arizona, University of Arizona College of Medicine- Phoenix, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Health System, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Duke University, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, Columbia University, University of California San Diego, University of California, San Francisco
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2942399012