Clinical Informatics Fellowship at Stanford
In September of 2011, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) approved Clinical Informatics (CI) as a board-eligible subspecialty through sponsorship by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM). In 2014, Stanford became the nation's first ACGME accreditated clinical informatics fellowship program, and was granted "continued accreditation" status following a successful ACGME site visit in 2016.
The CI Fellowship program is excited to contribute to Stanford's long tradition of leadership in clinical informatics, which dates to the founding of the biomedical informatics graduate training program in 1982. Training in CI at Stanford affords fellows diverse applied clinical informatics experiences across Stanford Medicine, in various local health systems, and in industry.
More information about the origin of clinical informatics as a subspecialty and a list of ACGME accredited programs is available on the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) website.
Program Leadership
- Jonathan Palma, MD, MS - Program Director
- Natalie Pageler, MD, MEd - Associate Program Director (Stanford Children's Health)
- Matt Eisenberg MD - Associate Program Director (Stanford Health Care)
- Todd Ferris, MD, MS - Assistant Program Director (Stanford School of Medicine)
- Christopher Sharp, MD - Assistant Program Director
- Meghan Stawitcke - Program Coordinator
Affiliated Faculty
- Russ Altman, MD, PhD - Director, Biomedical Informatics MS/PhD, Stanford University
- Albert Chan, MD, MS - VP, Digital Patient Experience, Sutter Health (Site Director)
- Lance Downing, MD - Medical Informatics Director, Stanford Health Care
- Veena Goel, MD - Med Director, Digital Patient Experience, Sutter Health (Co-Site Director)
- Nate Gross, MD - Co-founder, Doximity (Site Director)
- Safwan Halabi, MD - Radiology Informatics, Stanford Children's Health
- Ed Kopetsky - CIO, Stanford Children's Health
- Steven Lane, MD, MPH - Clinical Informatics Director, Sutter Health
- Tzielan Lee, MD - Associate CMIO, Stanford Children's Health
- Wei-Nchih Lee, MD, PhD - Biomedical Informaticist, Hospitalist, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
- Sarah Russell, MD, MBA - Entrepreneur in Residence, Venrock
- Paul Sharek, MD, MPH - Medical Director of Quality / Patient Safety, Stanford Children's Health
- Mike South, MD - CMIO, Royal Children's Melbourne (Site Director)
- Lindsay Stevens, MD - Medical Director, CI Training & Communication, Stanford Children's Health
- Jaap Suermondt, PhD - Heathcare Technology and Strategy Advisor/Executive
- Scott Sutherland, MD - Medical Director of Clinical Informatics, Stanford Children's Health
Application Instructions and Requirements
Applications to the Stanford Clincal Informatics Fellowship Program must be submitted through the Association of American Medical Colleges' Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Paper applications will not be accepted.
The program seeks to match 2 fellows for the class of 2018-2020, and will consider applicants with clinical backgrounds in Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Internal Medicine specialties and related subspecialties.
Application requirements include:
- Medical School Transcript (certified English translation if from foreign institution)
- Three letters of recommendation
- MSPE/Dean's Letter (Required for U.S. medical graduates; provide if available for foreign medical graduates)
- Personal Statement
- CV
- USMLE transcript
2016 - 2018 Fellows in Clinical Informatics
Funded with generous support from an unrestricted grant from Hewlett Packard, and the Stanford Department of Medicine.
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Richard Medford MD – After medical school in Philadelphia, Richard returned to his home province of Ontario for residency in Internal Medicine at Queen's University and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Ottawa. His interest in Clinical Informatics first arose during the 2003 SARS outbreak in Toronto. In response, he helped develop a clinical database to facilitate screening all patient transfers within the province for SARS-like symptoms. He also developed a mobile application to help support antimicrobial stewardship. |
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Chethan Sarabu MD – Chethan attended Cornell University and majored in Landscape Architecture and Biology, exploring the interaction of urban design and health. He applied these skills as a user interface designer and researcher at the Cornell interaction design lab. During Pediatrics residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson he served as a member of the physician advisory committee to the EHR. Chethan is driven by advocating for children's health at the intersection of pediatrics, public health, and informatics. |
2015 - 2017 Fellows in Clinical Informatics
Funded with generous support from an unrestricted grant from Hewlett Packard, and the Stanford Departments of Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Surgery.
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Yumi DiAngi MD – Yumi trained in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania then worked for five years in an outpatient practice in a federally designated medically underserved area in northwestern Pennsylvania. Her informatics interest grew from her use of claims data to improve care processes. |
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Yaniv Kerem MD – After medical school at Loyola University, Yaniv trained in emergency medicine at the University of Chicago. As Resident Director for Clinical Informatics, he worked closely with the hospital’s EHR team to improve physician workflow and efficiency. |
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the duration of CI fellowship?
The ACGME requires completion of a 2 year fellowship. - Is this a Stanford-wide training program?
Although the primary training site is Stanford Children’s Health, core rotations are also conducted at Stanford Health Care and Stanford University School of Medicine. - I am interested in the Stanford biomedical informatics MS program (http://bmi.stanford.edu/prospective-students/masters-degree-research-biomedical-informatics.html). Can I do both?
Clinical Informatics fellowship is a 2 year full-time experience in applied clinical informatics. Alternatively, the academic MS program is a 2 year full-time program designed for in-depth study of biomedical informatics with research. It is not feasible to combine the programs. CI Fellows will have exposure to and opportunities to collaborate with BMI students and faculty through seminars (e.g. BMI 208), and fellowship faculty collaborate with MS and PhD students on projects. However, we recommend that applicants apply to the program that best fits their career goals; leadership of both programs are available to discuss the options in more detail. - Are international applicants accepted?
International medical graduates are invited to apply to the Clinical Informatics Fellowship if they are US Board eligible in their primary specialty. More information about the application process for internation medical graduates is available on the Stanford GME website.
