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Deputy Director Mr. Brendan O’Leary of the Digital Health Center of Excellence at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health presented on the Clinical Decision Support Software, Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff. Deputy Director O’Leary provided a general overview of the CDS Guidance to educate [...]

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Inclusive language helps AMIA serve a diverse biomedical informatics community. By creating the Inclusive Language and Context Style Guidelines (ILCSG), AMIA intends to: respect the autonomy, dignity, and experiences of marginalized and historically excluded communities, incorporate [...]

Dear Colleagues, We invite you to participate in an important project aimed to reduce clinician burnout. As you are aware, clinician burnout is a significant problem in the healthcare industry, and we believe that electronic health record (EHR) systems can play an important role in reducing its scope by reducing [...]

As we say goodbye to 2022 and welcome in 2023, we’ve taken time to reflect on the accomplishments of the past and opportunities down the road. We’ve also taken a moment to be grateful. Grateful for our members and the great work they do throughout the year. Grateful for the [...]

Frequently asked questions about AMIA's Clinical Informatics Fellowship Match Program.

Hosted by the DEI Education, Governance and Policy Subcommittee Join Benjamin X. Collins, MD, DEI Education Co-chair and Peter Kizza, PhD, as fellow readers in the upcoming 2023-2024 DEI Book Club! Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society by Dr. Arline T. Geronimus, Little, Brown Spark [...]

Dear AMIA Members, The AMIA Careers in Health Informatics is a recent project where AMIA members from across the organization gathered to draft a description of career stages and roles found within the profession. The goals of the project included the production of: a multi-dimensional framework that applies to health [...]

2022: Engaging initiatives led by AMIA members ... a year of firsts The AMIA Board of Directors unanimously approved comprehensive recommendations from the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force in 2021, an effort that grew out of the murder of George Floyd, the activism that followed, and the leadership of [...]

Through the AMIA 25x5 Pitch Event, the 25x5 Health IT Vendors Workstream sought concrete ideas from the broader health care community and public that aligned with the 25x5 priorities. These ideas will be included in a roadmap with the support of AMIA’s 25x5 community. The pitches will inform which areas [...]

For the past six months the AMIA Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and subcommittees have been working to define the programs and initiatives for AMIA’s DEI efforts. More than 75 AMIA members volunteered to participate in the subcommittee work. The DEI Committee is led by Chair Tiffani J. Bright [...]