Browsing by Author "Sarkar, Indra Neil"

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    Developing new pathways into the biomedical informatics field: the AMIA High School Scholars Program
    (Oxford University Press, 2016) Unertl, Kim M.; Finnell, John T.; Sarkar, Indra Neil; Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine
    Increasing access to biomedical informatics experiences is a significant need as the field continues to face workforce challenges. Looking beyond traditional medical school and graduate school pathways into the field is crucial for expanding the number of individuals and increasing diversity in the field. This case report provides an overview of the development and initial implementation of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) High School Scholars Program. Initiated in 2014, the program's primary goal was to provide dissemination opportunities for high school students engaged in biomedical informatics research. We discuss success factors including strong cross-institutional, cross-organizational collaboration and the high quality of high school student submissions to the program. The challenges encountered, especially around working with minors and communicating program expectations clearly, are also discussed. Finally, we present the path forward for the continued evolution of the AMIA High School Scholars Program.
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    Reimagining the research-practice relationship: policy recommendations for informatics-enabled evidence-generation across the US health system
    (Oxford Academic, 2019-01-16) Embi, Peter J.; Richesson, Rachel; Tenenbaum, Jessica; Kannry, Joseph; Friedman, Charles; Sarkar, Indra Neil; Smith, Jeff; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Abstract. The widespread adoption and use of electronic health records and their use to enable learning health systems (LHS) holds great promise to accelerate both evidence-generating medicine (EGM) and evidence-based medicine (EBM), thereby enabling a LHS. In 2016, AMIA convened its 10th annual Policy Invitational to discuss issues key to facilitating the EGM-EBM paradigm at points-of-care (nodes), across organizations (networks), and to ensure viability of this model at scale (sustainability). In this article, we synthesize discussions from the conference and supplements those deliberations with relevant context to inform ongoing policy development. Specifically, we explore and suggest public policies needed to facilitate EGM-EBM activities on a national scale, particularly those policies that can enable and improve clinical and health services research at the point-of-care, accelerate biomedical discovery, and facilitate translation of findings to improve the health of individuals and populations.
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    Reimagining the research-practice relationship: policy recommendations for informatics-enabled evidence-generation across the US health system
    (Oxford Academic, 2019-01-16) Embi, Peter J.; Richesson, Rachel; Tenenbaum, Jessica; Kannry, Joseph; Friedman, Charles; Sarkar, Indra Neil; Smith, Jeff; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Abstract. The widespread adoption and use of electronic health records and their use to enable learning health systems (LHS) holds great promise to accelerate both evidence-generating medicine (EGM) and evidence-based medicine (EBM), thereby enabling a LHS. In 2016, AMIA convened its 10th annual Policy Invitational to discuss issues key to facilitating the EGM-EBM paradigm at points-of-care (nodes), across organizations (networks), and to ensure viability of this model at scale (sustainability). In this article, we synthesize discussions from the conference and supplements those deliberations with relevant context to inform ongoing policy development. Specifically, we explore and suggest public policies needed to facilitate EGM-EBM activities on a national scale, particularly those policies that can enable and improve clinical and health services research at the point-of-care, accelerate biomedical discovery, and facilitate translation of findings to improve the health of individuals and populations