Clinical Informatics is the medical subspecialty focused on improving healthcare through the effective use of information technology, data, and clinical workflows. Clinical Informaticians work at the intersection of medicine, technology, quality improvement, operations, and research to enhance patient care and healthcare delivery.

Applicants must have completed, or be on track to complete, an ACGME-accredited residency program in the United States and be board eligible or board certified in their primary specialty. Applicants from any ABMS-recognized specialty are encouraged to apply. International medical graduates are welcome to apply if they meet UMass Chan Graduate Medical Education eligibility requirements and are eligible for Massachusetts medical licensure.

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Applicants are not expected to have a computer science, engineering, or programming background. We welcome physicians from diverse specialties and experiences.

Demonstrated interest in quality improvement, healthcare technology, data analytics, digital health, research, or clinical systems is beneficial, but formal informatics training is not required.

Clinical Informatics is an ACGME-accredited fellowship that includes clinical time. Fellows continue practicing within the UMass Memorial Health System as an attending physician in their primary specialty while developing expertise in informatics. This will require a full Massachusetts medical license.

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Fellows participate in clinical activities, interdisciplinary meetings, operational projects, leadership experiences, and educational conferences throughout the health system.

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Although much of our informatics work and educational sessions are virtual, there are a number of experiences that are in person and would require a physical presence.

Projects are individualized based on fellows' interests and faculty mentorship.

Examples include:

• Clinical decision support
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Electronic health record optimization
• Digital health technologies
• Quality improvement
• Clinical workflow redesign
• Population health
• Predictive analytics
• Implementation science
• Health equity
• Data visualization
• Clinical operations
• Research and innovation

Each fellow's schedule varies depending on their projects and clinical specialty.

The fellowship generally includes:

• Protected clinical informatics time
• Clinical practice
• Weekly didactics
• Journal clubs
• Leadership meetings
• Faculty mentorship
• Research and scholarly activity
• Independent project work

Training becomes increasingly individualized as fellows progress through the program.

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Fellows will have many opportunities to get involved in research projects if they are interested. Fellows are expected to participate in scholarly activity and complete projects suitable for presentation and publication. Faculty mentors work closely with fellows to develop projects aligned with their career goals.

Most graduates pursue employment that includes clinical practice as well as administrative roles such as:

• Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO)
• Associate CMIO
• Chief Health Informatics Officer
• Digital Health Leadership
• Healthcare Innovation
• Quality and Safety Leadership
• Health System Operations
• Industry / Health Technology Companies
• Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Decision Support
• Research

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The curriculum fulfills ACGME Clinical Informatics training requirements and prepares eligible fellows to sit for the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) Clinical Informatics board certification examination.

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At this time, the UMass Chan Clinical Informatics Fellowship is not able to sponsor employment visas.

Applicants must already have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States and must be eligible to practice as a full-time attending physician in their primary specialty. Prior to the start of fellowship, fellows must meet all institutional credentialing requirements, possess the necessary documentation to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, and be eligible for full medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Fellows must be eligible for a full, unrestricted Massachusetts medical license and must meet all institutional credentialing requirements before beginning clinical duties.  

The Clinical Informatics Fellowship is a 24-month, full-time ACGME-accredited training program.

Applications are submitted through ERAS.

Selected applicants are invited for interviews during the fall recruitment season.
Interviews are conducted virtually during the recruitment cycle.

Successful applicants demonstrate:

• Intellectual curiosity
• Leadership potential
• Interest in improving healthcare systems
• Strong communication skills
• Collaborative mindset
• Commitment to innovation
• Interest in clinical informatics, digital health, quality improvement, or healthcare technology

Prior programming experience is not required.

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As part of the fellowship curriculum, all fellows complete 7 graduate-level credits through the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Graduate Certificate in Clinical Informatics. These courses are a required component of the fellowship and provide a strong academic foundation in core clinical informatics principles.

The cost of the required OHSU coursework is fully covered by UMass Chan Medical School.

Yes.

Moonlighting is permitted, provided it is approved in accordance with UMass Chan Medical School and Graduate Medical Education (GME) policies. All moonlighting activities, whether internal or external, must be reported and approved in advance and must not interfere with fellowship responsibilities or educational requirements.

Fellows are responsible for ensuring that all moonlighting hours are included in their duty hour reporting and that they remain in compliance with ACGME and GME duty hour limits. Moonlighting may not cause a fellow to exceed the maximum work hours permitted by the GME (80 hours/week).

The UMass Chan Clinical Informatics Fellowship combines rigorous clinical informatics training with immersive experiences across one of New England's largest academic health systems. Fellows work alongside leaders in clinical operations, digital health, quality improvement, artificial intelligence, implementation science, and health services research while collaborating across UMass Memorial Health and multiple academic departments at UMass Chan Medical School.

Artificial intelligence and digital health are integrated throughout the fellowship curriculum. Fellows gain exposure to AI, machine learning, natural language processing, clinical decision support, predictive analytics, remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and other emerging technologies through dedicated rotations, longitudinal projects, and faculty mentorship.

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Fellows receive Epic Physician Builder training and have the opportunity to participate in the design, implementation, optimization, and evaluation of the Epic electronic health record used throughout UMass Memorial Health. This hands-on experience allows fellows to work directly with clinical, operational, and IT teams to improve workflows and patient care.

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Fellows can tailor their training based on their career goals. Whether your interests lie in academic medicine, healthcare operations, artificial intelligence, implementation science, digital health, quality improvement, clinical research, or healthcare leadership, faculty mentors work with you to develop an individualized learning plan.

Please see the schedule here.

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In addition to ACGME-accredited fellowship training, fellows complete Epic Physician Builder training and pursue a Graduate Certificate in Health & Clinical Informatics through Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), providing both practical and academic preparation for Board Certification and leadership in Clinical Informatics.

Each fellow is paired with dedicated faculty mentors who provide guidance in career development, scholarly activity, leadership, and clinical informatics projects. Fellows also collaborate with multidisciplinary experts across medicine, nursing, pharmacy, information technology, operations, data science, and research, fostering a rich learning environment.

Graduates are prepared for leadership roles across academic medicine, healthcare systems, industry, government, and digital health organizations. Alumni pursue careers such as:

• Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) or equivalent
• Associate CMIO
• Medical Director of Clinical Informatics
• Digital Health Physician Leader
• Clinical AI Lead
• Quality and Patient Safety Leader
• Academic Clinical Informatician
• Health System Executive
• Healthcare Innovation and Research Leader

The fellowship is designed to develop physicians who can lead the digital transformation of healthcare through technology, data, research, and systems improvement.