Table 5.
Listing of Milestone Grids Mapped to the Clinical Informatics Program Sub-competencies
| Competency | IM Grid* | CI Grid** | Grid Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interpersonal and Communication Skills | IM ICS 1 | ICS CI 1 | Communicate effectively with patients, families, other health professionals (interprofessional team members), health related agencies and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. |
| IM ICS 2 | ICS CI 2 | Appropriate utilization and completion of health records. | |
| Medical Knowledge | IM MK 1 | MK CI 1 | Possesses clinical informatics knowledge. |
| None | MK CI 2 | Knowledge and application of health care environment, information systems management skills and leadership skills. | |
| None | MK CI 3 | Impact of information systems and processes on decision making, risk management, safety and quality. | |
| None | MK CI 4 | Clinical information systems impact, adoption and improvement. | |
| Practice-based Learning and Improvement | IM PBLI 1 | PBLI CI 1 | Monitors practice with a goal for improvement. |
| IM PBLI 2 | PBLI CI 2 | Learns and improves via performance audit. | |
| IM PBLI 3 | PBLI CI 3 | Learns and improves at the point of care. | |
| Patient Care and Procedural Skills | IM PC 1 | PC CI 1 | Gather and synthesize essential and accurate information to define clinical informatics problem(s). |
| IM PC 2 | PC CI 2 | Develop and achieve comprehensive management plan for clinical informatics problem(s). | |
| IM PC 3 | PC CI 3 | Manage clinical informatics systems and processes with progressive responsibility and independence. | |
| IM PC 4 | PC CI 4 | Skill in the fundamentals of clinical informatics projects, processes and implementations. | |
| Professionalism | None | PRO CI 1 | Is sensitive to the impact of information systems on the individual, systems, organizations, and society at-large. |
| IM PROF 1 IM PROF 3 | PRO CI 3 | Responds to unique characteristics and needs of each patient or system user. | |
| Systems-based Practice | IM SBP1 | SBP CI 1 | Work effectively within an interprofessional team (e.g., with peers, consultants, nursing, ancillary professionals, and other support personnel). |
| IM SBP2 | SBP CI 2 | Recognizes system error and advocates for system improvement. | |
| IM SBP3 | SBP CI 3 | Identifies forces that impact the cost of health care, and advocates for and practices cost-effective care. |
* IM Grid = Internal Medicine Subspecialty Grid which Clinical Informatics Grid was based. In those instances where an appropriate grid was not available from the Internal Medicine Subspecialty Grids, “None” is indicated.
** CI Grid = Clinical Informatics Grid designation