Public Biography
Allison B. McCoy, PhD, ACHIP, FACMI, FAMIA, is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics in the School of Medicine at Vanderbilt University and Director of the Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Core. Through her own research, working with the VUMC operational health information technology, and in collaboration with other researchers through the Clinical Informatics Core, her work primarily centers around applied clinical informatics. She is interested in developing and implementing novel, generalizable approaches to evaluating and improving electronic health records and clinical decision support using existing data sources and bringing them to the point of care to improve healthcare quality and safety across multiple healthcare organizations.
Dr. McCoy received her MS and PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Vanderbilt University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics in Houston. She also worked as an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics in Houston and in the Department of Global Biostatistics and Data Science at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine before returning to Vanderbilt.
Dr. McCoy received her MS and PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Vanderbilt University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics in Houston. She also worked as an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics in Houston and in the Department of Global Biostatistics and Data Science at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine before returning to Vanderbilt.
Historic ACMI Biography
Allison McCoy is a national leader in the development and real-world implementation of novel, generalizable approaches to evaluating and improving EHRs and CDS. She directs the Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Core, created the Biomedical Informatics Ranking Website (Google Scholar Scraper), and serves AMIA through the FAMIA Executive Committee and Women in AMIA.
Affiliations
Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA)
FAMIA stands for “Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association” and it recognizes the contributions and professional accomplishments of AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge to their practice – be that in a clinical setting, a public or population health capacity, or as a clinical researcher.
Year Inducted
2019
AMIA Certified Health Informatics Professional (ACHIP) Diplomates
AMIA Certified Health Informatics Professional (ACHIP)
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The American College of Medical Informatics
ACMI is a college of elected Fellows from the U.S. and abroad who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of medical informatics. It is the central body for a community of scholars and practitioners who are committed to advancing the informatics field.
Year Elected
2023