The Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC), in collaboration with the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) and the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science (RITMS), has launched a new microcredential in Clinical Informatics and Data Science at Rutgers University. This microcredential is without charge to students and is best suited for medical students, doctors, or researchers at Rutgers who are searching to improve their technical skills. By completing two courses consisting of video lectures and quizzes on your own time, you can earn accredited badges from the School of Health Professions (SHP), which can be featured on your LinkedIn profile.
Many accomplished Rutgers professionals from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), SHP, RITMS, NJ ACTS, OARC, and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (RCINJ), including NJACTS Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Reynold Panettieri, course co-creator, Dr. Noelle Foster, RCINJ Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dr. David Foran, and OARC Senior Scientist Biomedical & Clinical Informatics, Travis Williams, worked hard to bring these courses to life. Dr. Branimir Ljubic, a senior scientist of computational research within OARC, has helped lead the microcredential initiative and applied his expertise from a career in the medical industry to create the courses, lectures, and quizzes.
“These courses are quite unique,” says Dr. Ljubic. “I integrated my lifetime of real medical experience within this program that cannot be found in other courses, which are based off of theoretical scenarios.”
Dr. Ljubic completed his medical degree in Europe and furthered his education in the United States at Texas A&M University, as well as Temple University, where he eventually shifted his focus to biomedical informatics. He felt passionate about teaching and sharing his medical experience, and later joined Rutgers University and the OARC team where he now has the freedom to design and connect with more people through his work.
Not only can this digital microcredential be a huge asset for a résumé, but it will also be shared directly with potential employers and can be highlighted on LinkedIn profiles so participants can have a leg up when applying for jobs. Through these courses, participants will learn to:
· determine the best approach to answering questions using clinical data-driven computational methods.
· break down the question to find solutions using available data and machine learning tools.
· understand the context in which these efforts are undertaken, including legal and social considerations.
If you have sufficient computing skills and experience with the basics of data technologies such as R and Python, you are ready to apply for the microcredential in Clinical Infomatics and Data Science and begin learning at your own pace. For more information or to find out how OARC can assist with your research needs, contact medinfo@oarc.rutgers.edu.
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