Annette Valenta wins 2016 AMIA Leadership Award
BHIS professor Annette Valenta
Between advances in technology and the shifting health care landscape, things are changing quickly in the field of health informatics.
The discipline of health informatics is moving from content to competency-based accreditation of graduate programs. When the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) moved to identify the core competencies for the discipline, it was important to proceed without delay.
The professional organization picked the right person to lead the job: Annette Valenta, professor of biomedical and health Information sciences and an AMIA member for more than 20 years. For her efforts, she received a 2016 AMIA Leadership Award for outstanding volunteer leadership and service.