Introduction to Clinical Informatics (EPI 232)
Summer 2024 (2 units)
The course will provide an overview of clinical informatics (the application of informatics to deliver health care services), with an emphasis on clinical informatics research and maintaining scientific rigor in implementation, measurement, evaluation, and health equity. Topics will include electronic health records, clinical decision support, data standards and systems, human factors engineering, clinical informatics policy, and the application of artificial intelligence in clinical informatics
An online syllabus and support materials will be prepared and uploaded in advance.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Examine the use of clinical informatics for improving health care delivery and health outcomes
- Analyze challenges in the equitable application of clinical informatics to diverse populations
- Apply epidemiological methods to the evaluation of clinical informatics interventions
- Design a clinical informatics project
Prerequisites
None
Faculty
| Course Co-Directors: | William Brown, III, Phd, DrPh, MA Assoicate Professor, Medicine email: [email protected] |
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Professor, Medicine |
Format
Each week curricular material is introduced with a lecture and an assignment in which students apply the material.
Lectures: Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, July 17 through August 28, 2024.
Remote lectures, providing an overview of the curricular material for the week, are given at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM via Zoom, beginning Wednesday, July 17. A recording of the lecture will be made available when possible.
All course materials and handouts will be posted on the course's online syllabus.
Materials
TBD
Grading
Weekly Assignments
The course has 6 weekly assessments and didactic discussions. The 6 assessments are worth 60% of the final course grade. Didactic discussions are worth 20% of the final course grade.
Final Project
The final project is worth 20% if the couse grade.
Only UCSF students (defined as individuals enrolled in UCSF degree or certificate programs) will receive academic credit for courses. Official transcripts are available to UCSF students only. A Certificate of Course Completion will be available upon request to individuals who are not UCSF students and satisfactorily pass all course requirements.
To Enroll
TCR and MAS students use the Student Portal
Students taking individual courses:
Summer 2024 Course Fees
How to pay (please read before applying)
Summer 2024 Course Schedule
Apply by July 5, 2024 for summer quarter.
Only one application needs to be completed for all courses desired during the quarter.