Social Sector Practice, McKinsey and Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Department of Population Health, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Mar 18;28(4):856-861. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa348.
Health and biomedical informatics graduate-level degree programs have proliferated across the United States in the last 10 years. To help inform programs on practices in teaching and learning, a survey of master's programs in health and biomedical informatics in the United States was conducted to determine the national landscape of culminating experiences including capstone projects, research theses, internships, and practicums. Almost all respondents reported that their programs required a culminating experience (97%). A paper (not a formal thesis), an oral presentation, a formal course, and an internship were required by ≥50% programs. The most commonly reported purposes for the culminating experience were to help students extend and apply the learning and as a bridge to the workplace. The biggest challenges were students' maturity, difficulty in synthesizing information into a coherent paper, and ability to generate research ideas. The results provide students and program leaders with a summary of pedagogical methods across programs.
在过去的 10 年中，美国的健康和生物医学信息学研究生学位课程如雨后春笋般涌现。为了帮助各专业课程了解教学实践，对美国健康和生物医学信息学硕士课程进行了调查，以确定包括顶点项目、研究论文、实习和实践在内的全国性最终体验的情况。几乎所有的受访者都表示，他们的课程都需要一个最终的体验（97%）。≥50%的课程需要一篇论文（不是正式的论文）、口头报告、一门正式课程和实习。报告中最常见的最终体验目的是帮助学生扩展和应用学习，并作为通向工作场所的桥梁。最大的挑战是学生的成熟度、将信息综合成连贯论文的难度以及产生研究想法的能力。调查结果为学生和课程负责人提供了各课程教学方法的总结。
