What happens when you bring together three previous heads of biomedical informatics departments? A lot of reflection, storytelling, and joking around! In this episode, we bring together guests who have previously run informatics departments and are still involved in various ways, whether through research, teaching, or creating content to educate the public. We get the inside scoop into all the administrative responsibilities of these department chairs, their favorite parts of the job, and how they hope to see the field respond to modern technological developments like AI.
We had some fantastic guests on this episode. <a href='https://twitter.com/williamhersh'>Dr. Bill Hersh</a> is the Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Informatics, and Public Health at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. He was also the inaugural chair of the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at OHSU when the department began in 2003. He is a researcher of electronic health record data, has authored more than 200 scientific papers, and conceptualized the first offering of the <a href='https://amia.org/education-events/amia-10x10-virtual-courses'>American Medical Informatics Association's ten-by-ten virtual informatics training</a>. Having just recently stepped down from his chair position, Bill now runs the <a href='https://informaticsprofessor.blogspot.com/'>Informatics Professor blog</a> which teaches about prominent topics in biomedical informatics.
Dr. George Hripcsak is the Vivian Beaumont Allen Professor at Columbia University's Department of Biomedical Informatics. He led Columbia University's informatics department for 15 years. He currently leads the <a href='https://www.ohdsi.org/'>Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics</a> coordinating center, which organizes the health records of almost one billion patients. He has authored over 350 scientific papers, serves as the PI for Columbia's recruitment center for the All of Us precision medicine program, and focuses his research on developing the next generation of health record systems.
Finally, our host turned guest for this episode! <a href='https://twitter.com/kbjohnsonmd'>Dr. Kevin Johnson</a> is the David L. Cohen University Professor of Pediatrics, Biomedical Informatics, and Science Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Before Penn, he was the Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University from 2012-2022. He currently researches how to integrate advanced technology and artificial intelligence with health documentation systems. And, of course, he loves sharing informatics with a wider audience whether through his children's books, his documentary projects, or this podcast!
Thanks to our host Harris Bland and our production assistant Ellie Shuert for leading us through this discussion. We loved reminiscing together, and we hope you enjoy getting an inside look into informatics departments!
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