Applied Clinical Informatics
Our Applied Clinical Informatics (ACI) Fellowship represents a national first—the only ambulatory-based ACI fellowship in a community health center, with a specific emphasis on impacting social determinants of health and care delivery to the underserved.
Our Passion is to leverage medical knowledge to optimize clinical care, use technology as a tool to improve clinician presence with patients, enhance care for the vulnerable, and improve the overall health and well-being of communities.
Structure
- Two-year, ACGME-approved fellowship
- Emphasis on graduates of primary care residencies—family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics
- Competitive PGY-4–5 salary and benefits
Education
- Didactics—Certificate in Informatics from UTHealth Houston (online; option to obtain MS)
- CI research, national meeting attendance
- CI projects
- Organizational leadership
- Assist with clinical system maintenance
- Assist with clinical research development
- EPIC certifications
Collaborations
- Baylor University: Computer Science Dept. (basic science experience, lectures)
- UTHealth Houston, School of Biomedical Informatics, Houston, TX (didactic sessions, certification)
- Ascension Providence Health System (inpatient informatics rotation – proposed)
Faculty & Educators
John Gill, MD
Fellowship Program DirectorBoard Certified CI
Kelly Nieves, MD
Acting CMIOBoard Certified CI
Tim Barker, MD
Board Certified CI