Clinical Informatics Fellowship

Next Opening: July 2027 for combined/integrated training; July 2028 for the standard two-year program
Number of Positions: Two positions per year

The ACGME-accredited Clinical Informatics Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine is a two-year program that prepares physicians from any specialty to lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of health information technology. FellowsFellows train primarily at Texas Children's Hospital, with electives in adult health systems at Houston Methodist and DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The curriculum covers clinical decision support, EHR and enterprise systems, data analytics and artificial intelligence, quality improvement and patient safety, and leadership. Rotations are tailored to each fellow's specialty and career goals. Fellows complete Epic Physician Builder certification and lead a mentored, multidisciplinary project.

Combined and Integrated Training

We welcome applicants who wish to combine clinical informatics with another fellowship, including pediatric subspecialty fellowships, through an Integrated Training Experience (ITE). In an ITE, the two fellowships are completed concurrently, which may shorten total training time. Each ITE is individually designed. It requires prospective approval from the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM), the certifying board for the other fellowship (e.g., the American Board of Pediatrics), and BCM Graduate Medical Education, and applicants must be accepted into both programs. For pathologists, we also offer a simultaneous two-year Clinical Informatics and pathology subspecialty fellowship. Interested applicants should contact the Program Coordinator early in the application cycle.

Rotations and electives provide experience and project opportunities in:

1. Core Concepts:
   • Intro to Clinical Informatics, which includes Epic Physician Builder certification
   • Intro to Research, Database Architecture, and Data Acquisition
2. Clinical Informatics and Healthcare Systems:
   • Information Systems and EHR
   • Clinical Decision Support
   • Ambulatory and Inpatient Informatics
   • Cybersecurity
3. Specialized Areas of Clinical Informatics:
   • Pharmacy and ICU Informatics
   • Radiology and Imaging Informatics
   • Informatics in Genomic Medicine
   • Laboratory Informatics and Digital Pathology
   • Adult Health-System Informatics (Houston Methodist Hospital elective)
4. Advanced Techniques and Technologies:
   • Advanced Data Analytics and Machine Learning Models
   • Innovations - Trends and Technologies in Healthcare
5. Project Management, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety:
   • Project Management and Change Management
   • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Eligibility

The program welcomes physician applicants from all board specialty members of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Completion of residency is required. J1 visa support for non-U.S. citizens will be considered. Baylor College of Medicine and the program are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Application

Applications for the standard two-year fellowship (July 2028 start) open in July 2027. For combined or integrated training beginning July 2027, please contact Program Coordinator Rosario Guzman at rsguzman@texaschildrens.org.

Rotations are tailored to each fellow's specialty and goals. A typical two-year program includes:

• Introduction to Clinical Informatics
• Introduction to Research, Data Acquisition, and Data Analytics
• Electronic Health Record and Information Systems
• Clinical Decision Support
• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Project Management and Change Management
• Digital Health and Telemedicine
• Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Models  
• Informatics in Genomic Medicine
• Evidence-Based Medicine  
• Leadership and Management
• CHIO Rotation
• Research and Electives (5 blocks)