The new subspecialty was spearheaded by the American Medical Informatics Association with the goal of advancing the use of informatics in healthcare. The development of the new subspecialty will also help standardize clinical informatics training programs and provide recognized credentials for hiring purposes. Clinical informatics was approved as a subspecialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties in 2011, and physicians sat for the first board exam this October.
“We congratulate the newly certified leaders of the clinical informatics field, as they take their next step toward improving healthcare delivery,” said AMIA Incoming Board of Directors Chair Blackford Middleton, MD, in a news release. “These physicians have demonstrated that they understand the design and implementation of informatics systems, and are poised to integrate these solutions into their healthcare delivery organizations.”
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