Visualizing Study Profiles Using the GMDS Competency Catalog for Medical Informatics Programs

Elske Ammenwerth; Peter Haas; Oliver J Bott

doi:10.3233/SHTI240022

Visualizing Study Profiles Using the GMDS Competency Catalog for Medical Informatics Programs

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Apr 26:313:121-123. doi: 10.3233/SHTI240022.

Authors

Elske Ammenwerth¹, Peter Haas², Oliver J Bott³

Affiliations

¹ UMIT TIROL - Private University for Health Sciences and Health Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria.
² University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, Germany.
³ University of Applied Sciences Hannover, Germany.

PMID: 38682515
DOI: 10.3233/SHTI240022

Abstract

Background: Medical informatics programs cover a variety of topics.

Objectives: To test the utility of the GMDS medical informatics competency catalog in comparing programs by developing study profiles.

Methods: Coverage of 234 competencies is recorded and visualized in a spider diagram.

Results: Spider diagrams allow visualizing various study profiles.

Conclusion: The GMDS catalog seems useful for comparing medical informatics study programs, e.g., for interested students, employers, or accreditation reviewers.

Keywords: Medical informatics; competencies; learning objectives.

MeSH terms

Curriculum
Educational Measurement
Medical Informatics*
Professional Competence
United States