CLINICAL INFORMATICS
Clinical Informatics is defined by ACGME as the "subspecialty of all medical specialties that transforms health care by analyzing, designing, implementing, and evaluating information and communication systems to improve patient care, enhance access to care, advance individual and population health outcomes, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship."
The Clinical Informatics fellowship at LSU Health Shreveport is a 2-year ACGME-accredited fellowship that is a combination of rotations with the listed participating sites and a core curriculum, including online courses offered through supporting universities. Participating sites include Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, LA, and Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, LA.
Through the online courses fellows will have the opportunity to obtain a Certificate or Master of Health Informatics (MHI) degree from Louisiana Tech University. Following completion of the fellowship, fellows will be eligible for ABMS board certification.
Graduates of the Clinical Informatics fellowship are in a unique position to bridge the gap between health professionals, healthcare leadership, and information technology professionals through collaboration to evaluate, design and implement information systems that improve patient and population health outcomes. By combining their clinical knowledge with an understanding of information systems, graduates can have significant impact on healthcare delivery in their communities.
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Program Leadership
Steven Conrad, MD, PhD, MS, MSE, MBA, MSST, MSc
Professor of Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgery and Pediatrics; Ike Muslow Endowed Chair; Division Chief of Clinical Informatics; Director of Extracorporeal Life Support Program
Louisiana State University Health Shreveport (LSUHS) strives to cultivate a diverse and inclusive culture that supports equity, acceptance, and respect for the differences in others. The institution is committed to achieving excellence in fulfilling its mission by utilizing the rich talents of individuals who contribute different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to the work and learning environment and who reflect the varied populations of Louisiana. As such, the institution adopts a definition of diversity that embraces a broad spectrum of human expression and characteristics that include but are not limited to race, ethnicity, gender/gender identity, social and cultural attributes, abilities, sexual orientation, religion, rural or metropolitan background, military or veteran status, and age. In addition, diversity also includes life experiences, record of service, and other talents and personal attributes that enhance the work and learning atmosphere. LSUHS is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse community through the recruitment, enrollment, hiring, and retention/graduation of students, faculty, staff, and leadership who meet this definition of diversity.
