Participant perceptions of the influences of the NLM-sponsored Woods Hole Medical Informatics Course
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2005-01-21Author
Patel, Vimla L.
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Branch, Timothy
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Cimino, Andria
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Norton, Cathy N.
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Cimino, James J.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/779As published
https://doi.org/10.1197/jamia.M1662Abstract
This paper provides an evaluation of the NLM-sponsored Woods Hole Medical
Informatics course and the extent to which the objectives of the program are achieved.
Two studies were conducted to examine the participants’ perceptions of both the shortterm
(Spring 2002) and the long-term influences (1993-2002) on knowledge, skills and
behaviour. Data were collected through the use of questionnaires, semi-structured
telephone interviews, and participant observation methods in order to provide both
quantitative and qualitative assessment. The participants of the Spring 2002 course
considered the course to be an excellent opportunity to increase their knowledge and
understanding of the field of medical informatics, as well as to meet and interact with
other professionals in the field to establish future collaborations. Past participants
remained highly satisfied with their experience at Woods Hole and its influence on their
professional careers and their involvement in a broad range of activities related to
medical informatics. This group considered their knowledge and understanding of
medical informatics to be of greater quality, had increased their networking with other
professionals, and were more confident and motivated to work in the field. Many of the
participants feel and show evidence of becoming effective agents of change in their
institutions in the area of medical informatics, which is one of the objectives of the
program.
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Author Posting. © The Authors, 2005. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of American Medical Informatics Association for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Asscoiation 12 (2005): 256-262, doi:10.1197/jamia.M1662.
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Preprint: Patel, Vimla L., Branch, Timothy, Cimino, Andria, Norton, Cathy N., Cimino, James J., "Participant perceptions of the influences of the NLM-sponsored Woods Hole Medical Informatics Course", 2005-01-21, https://doi.org/10.1197/jamia.M1662, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/779Related items
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