Education challenges among early career researchers in medical informatics

Narjes Rohani*, Michael Gallagher, Kobi Gal, Areti Manataki

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

There is limited knowledge about early career researchers' challenges when studying the interdisciplinary field of Medical Informatics (MI). We conducted a qualitative content analysis through semi-structured interviews with early career researchers in MI, including individuals pursuing Master's, PhD, and postdoctoral research programmes, across two higher education institutions in the UK. We identified five challenges, including understanding biological jargon, interpreting biological data, interdisciplinary communication, understanding mathematical/statistical concepts, and programming difficulties. These insights and suggested actions to address those challenges can help to improve MI education.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1510-1514
Number of pages5
JournalStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume316
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Aug 2024

Keywords

  • United Kingdom
  • Qualitative analysis
  • Research personnel
  • Interviews as topic
  • Medical Informatics - education
  • Humans
  • Medical informatics
  • Medical education
  • Health data science

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Education challenges among early career researchers in medical informatics'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this