Physicians dual-certified in anesthesiology and clinical informatics are satisfied with their certification but doubt many residents will pursue formal fellowships in the field.
High satisfaction among dual-certified anesthesiologists unlikely to drive resident fellowships; leaves open optimal pathways for informatics expertise.
All 36 physicians board-certified in both anesthesiology and clinical informatics as of January 1, 2016, were surveyed via e-mail, with 26 responding. Although most (25/26) generally expressed satisfaction with the clinical informatics boards, and view informatics expertise as important to anesthesiology, most (24/26) thought it unlikely or highly unlikely that substantial numbers of anesthesiology residents would pursue clinical informatics fellowships. Anesthesiologists wishing to qualify for the clinical informatics board examination under the practice pathway need to devote a substantive amount of worktime to informatics. There currently are options outside of formal fellowship training to acquire the knowledge to pass.
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