Renewing Our Discipline

President's column: operational informatics - expanding the scope of our discipline

In 2012, the AMIA Board of Directors issued a white paper which defined biomedical informatics 1 and noted that '…iden-tifying new competency areas on an ongoing basis is especially important for a field that is rapidly changing in both its inform-atics and its biomedical and health aspects.' With the advent of the new medical board certification in Clinical Informatics and our efforts to devel...

The changing face of pediatrics: where is our discipline headed?

A M S P D C The stringent requirements for an 80-hour work week and only 30 hours ‘‘on call’’ has led to much soul-searching by the faculty of pediatric departments, including educators and program directors. The impact of these strict time limits has caused the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, and the Association of Medical School Pediatric Depart...

Renewing Our Commitment to the Future of Dental Education: ADEA CCI 2.0.

Renewing GENETICS.

Getting beyond industrial logic: renewing our faith in the value of health.

Looking beyond the surface of what appears to be market-driven logic is an important business strategy, not only for record company producers but also for healthcare leaders. During the Healthcare Forum’s fifth Healthier Communities Summit, futurist Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, president of Health Futures, Inc., challenged healthcare leaders to adopt the vision and courage necessary to look beyond the ...