First Accreditation of a Medical Informatics Program by the European Federation of Medical Informatics: Experiences.

Medical informatics accreditation quality management

Journal

Studies in health technology and informatics
ISSN: 1879-8365
Titre abrégé: Stud Health Technol Inform
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9214582

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 May 2021
Historique:
entrez: 9 5 2021
pubmed: 10 5 2021
medline: 12 5 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

European universities offer a variety of programs in Medical Informatics. The Europen Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI) offers accreditation of these programs. To describe the process of EFMI accreditation of a new Austrian master's program and reflect on accreditation benefits. Reflection on feedback and experiences at UMIT TIROL Results: Accreditation needs quite some preparation but offers essential opportunities for self-reflection and feedback by international experts. Besides national accreditation, medical informatics programs can benefit from the accreditation through international organizations.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
European universities offer a variety of programs in Medical Informatics. The Europen Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI) offers accreditation of these programs.
OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVE
To describe the process of EFMI accreditation of a new Austrian master's program and reflect on accreditation benefits.
METHODS METHODS
Reflection on feedback and experiences at UMIT TIROL Results: Accreditation needs quite some preparation but offers essential opportunities for self-reflection and feedback by international experts.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Besides national accreditation, medical informatics programs can benefit from the accreditation through international organizations.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33965915
pii: SHTI210085
doi: 10.3233/SHTI210085
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

34-35

Auteurs

Elske Ammenwerth (E)

UMIT - Private University for Health Scienes, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria.

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