CI Accreditation & GME Requirements

Accreditation 

The Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program received accreditation from the Anesthesiology RRC in September 2015 and admitted its inaugural fellow on July 1, 2016. After successful completion of the fellowship, Fellows will become candidates eligible to sit for the clinical informatics subspecialty board examination. For more information about our current and former fellows, check out the Fellow's Corner. 

Information about Program Eligibility and Application Process

Maintaining Clinical Skills  

Fellows will spend some of their time providing direct patient care in their specialty area in order to maintain clinical skills and deepen their experience in clinical environments through moonlighting efforts. 

Call Frequency 

Generally, there is no call required except for unusual circumstances where the provision of direct patient care is required. Call or extended hours will be subject to the recommendations and policies of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). 

Moonlighting

Any moonlighting must be approved by Vanderbilt's GME office and the program director and must comply with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the ACGME's duty hour and moonlighting policies. Fellows must comply with Vanderbilt's Office of Graduate Medical Education rules of Moonlighting