IKnow - Informatics Know How: Fireside Chat Series Episode 1

In this episode, podcast guest Benjamin Martin, PhD—Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine—shares his career journey in conversation with Dr. Kimberly Brooks, a physician and current Health Informatics (MSc) trainee at Northeastern University. Tune in to hear about Dr. Martin’s academic career trajectory, the mentors who shaped his path, the life challenges he’s navigated, and practical insights on confronting imposter syndrome.

The Fireside Chat Series is a joint venture between American Medical Informatics Association’s (AMIA) Student Working Group and the Academic Forum. The series features conversations between informatics trainees and their colleagues in different stages of their careers. Together, the participants uncover the many paths into biomedical and health informatics, from first steps and training pivots, career successes and challenges, to networking, mentorship, and lessons learned along the way.