Nursing Informatics, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States.
Appl Clin Inform. 2024 Aug;15(4):650-659. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788658. Epub 2024 Aug 7.
Over the past 30 years, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) has played a pivotal role in fostering a collaborative community for professionals in biomedical and health informatics. As an interdisciplinary association, AMIA brings together individuals with clinical, research, and computer expertise and emphasizes the use of data to enhance biomedical research and clinical work. The need for a recognition program within AMIA, acknowledging applied informatics skills by members, led to the establishment of the Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA) Recognition Program in 2018.
To outline the evolution of the FAMIA program and shed light on its origins, development, and impact. This report explores factors that led to the establishment of FAMIA, considerations affecting its development, and the objectives FAMIA seeks to achieve within the broader context of AMIA.
The development of FAMIA is examined through a historical lens, encompassing key milestones, discussions, and decisions that shaped the program. Insights into the formation of FAMIA were gathered through discussions within AMIA membership and leadership, including proposals, board-level discussions, and the involvement of key stakeholders. Additionally, the report outlines criteria for FAMIA eligibility and the pathways available for recognition, namely the Certification Pathway and the Long-Term Experience Pathway.
The FAMIA program has inducted five classes, totaling 602 fellows. An overview of disciplines, roles, and application pathways for FAMIA members is provided. A comparative analysis with other fellow recognition programs in related fields showcases the unique features and contributions of FAMIA in acknowledging applied informatics.
Now in its sixth year, FAMIA acknowledges the growing influence of applied informatics within health information professionals, recognizing individuals with experience, training, and a commitment to the highest level of applied informatics and the science associated with it.
在过去的 30 年里，美国医学信息学协会（AMIA）在培养生物医学和健康信息学专业人员的协作社区方面发挥了关键作用。作为一个跨学科协会，AMIA 将具有临床、研究和计算机专业知识的个人聚集在一起，并强调利用数据来增强生物医学研究和临床工作。由于 AMIA 内部需要一个认可计划，以承认成员的应用信息学技能，因此于 2018 年建立了 AMIA 研究员（FAMIA）认可计划。
概述 FAMIA 计划的演变，并阐明其起源、发展和影响。本报告探讨了导致 FAMIA 成立的因素、影响其发展的因素以及 FAMIA 在 AMIA 更广泛背景下寻求实现的目标。
通过历史视角审视 FAMIA 的发展，包括塑造该计划的关键里程碑、讨论和决策。通过 AMIA 成员和领导层内部的讨论，包括提案、董事会层面的讨论以及关键利益相关者的参与，收集了有关 FAMIA 形成的见解。此外，报告还概述了 FAMIA 资格的标准以及获得认可的途径，即认证途径和长期经验途径。
FAMIA 计划已经接纳了五批，共计 602 名研究员。提供了 FAMIA 成员的学科、角色和应用途径概述。与相关领域的其他研究员认可计划进行的比较分析展示了 FAMIA 在承认应用信息学方面的独特特点和贡献。
FAMIA 现在已经进入第六个年头，承认应用信息学在健康信息专业人员中的影响力不断增加，认可具有经验、培训和致力于应用信息学和与之相关科学的最高水平的个人。
