Health informatics training takes center stage at UTA
The University of Texas at Arlington is continuing its efforts to stay on the forefront of health care by spotlighting how technology and data science can play critical roles in training future leaders in the field.
Get Phit Summit
On Thursday, Sept. 19, UTA’s Center for Innovation in Health Informatics (formerly the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics) will host the second annual Get Phit Summit at the University Center. UTA is a member of the Get Phit (Gaining Equity in Training for Public Health Informatics and Technology) consortium, a collaboration of universities and state organizations aimed at providing students and health professionals with training to manage modern technology in the health care space and increase the number of minority health professionals and students.
“The Get PHIT Summit serves as a pivotal moment for students, as it not only celebrates their achievements but also provides them with the opportunity to showcase their hard work while networking with other health informatics professionals," said Denise Hernandez, assistant professor of kinesiology and Get Phit principle investigator." By connecting with leaders and experts in the field, students gain invaluable insights and inspiration to help drive their future contributions to health informatics and technology.”
This year’s summit focus is “Celebrating Success, Inspiring Excellence.” The day-long event will celebrate health informatics achievements and embrace upcoming challenges.
Keynote speakers include:
- Steve Miff, president and CEO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation
- Philip Huang, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services
The summit follows a two-week Get Phit summer bootcamp where 30 students received hands-on training in informatics and data science, along with a stipend and eligibility for fall internships.
TExBioMed
Get Phit was not the only training available for health care students this summer. Sixteen UTA students spent 12 weeks taking a deep dive into biomedical informatics and data science during the Training and Experiential Learning in Biomedical Informatics (TExBioMed) Summer Institute.
Supported by the National Institutes of Health through the National Library of Medicine, the TExBioMed institute prepared students for graduate studies and careers in informatics with the help of UTA expert faculty mentors.
At the end of the summer, participants showcased what they learned through presentations, with the top three earning the opportunity to present their posters at the upcoming Texas Health Informatics Alliance Conference, to be held Sept. 20 at UTA.