Comparison of the framework of international health informatics competency standards and its implications for China

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20250214-00148

Abstract

Abstract: This paper aims to inform the education and practice of health informatics in China by comparing and analyzing three internationally influential and representative international health informatics competency standard frameworks that have updated over recent years. This paper reviews and compares the updated recommendations by the International Medical Informatics Association on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics, the core competencies for applied health informatics education at the master′s degree level defined by the American Medical Informatics Association and the Australian Health Informatics Competency Framework with a special focus on their content, terminology, scope of application, and target audiences. Some suggestions for the development of training pathway of China′s health informatics talents is proposed. These include transitioning from a content-driven to a competency-driven education model, integrating competency standards into knowledge fields such as social and behavioral science as well as management science, and establishing hierarchical training standards that align with occupational classification.

Key words: Health informatics, Competency, Standards, Personnel training, Implication

CLC Number:

R-013

Yang Zhaohui, Li Siru. Comparison of the framework of international health informatics competency standards and its implications for China[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2026, 46(2): 156-161.

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