The Clinical Informatics Track offers a number of distinctive experiences designed to prepare residents for leadership in health information technology and data-driven care:
Longitudinal, Practical Informatics Training
Residents participate in a structured curriculum that integrates informatics fundamentals into real-world clinical settings, including hands-on work with electronic health record optimization, data tools, and digital health systems.
Mentored Capstone Project
Each resident completes a mentored, scholarly informatics project with regional or national dissemination. Projects span areas such as clinical decision support, quality improvement, workflow redesign, data analytics, or medical education — providing tangible contributions to clinical practice and health system improvement.
Advanced Health IT Skill Development
The track includes dedicated training and certification opportunities — from Epic Smart User and Physician Builder certification to optional coursework such as the AMIA 10×10 — that build practical expertise valued by health systems and informatics fellowships.
Peer Leadership and Teaching
Senior track residents serve as peer mentors and co-facilitators for journal clubs and didactic sessions, fostering leadership, teaching skills, and community across the residency. Third year residents take on a formal leadership role within the track to further develop informatics related leadership skills.
Informatics Portfolio
Residents build and maintain an individualized informatics portfolio that documents their learning, projects, reflections, and skill acquisition — a resource they can carry forward into fellowship or clinical practice.
Program-Wide Impact
Informatics track residents help advance educational initiatives, quality improvement, and digital innovation within the residency program, creating ripple effects that extend beyond the track and benefit the broader clinical learning environment.