Clinical Informatics Fellowship

Rotations include operational informatics competencies, research, and quality improvement projects. Rotation sites include the following:

M Health Fairview System Rotation

Fellows complete 14, four to eight-week rotations with various teams that function within the M Health Fairview (Fairview Health Services Information Technology) Team. The University of Minnesota Medical Center, with the broader M Health Fairview Health System (Fairview Health Systems and University of Minnesota Physicians with 10 hospitals, over 70 clinics, and post-acute services), is the primary site where rotations occur. Note that while the primary teaching site for these rotations is University of Minnesota Medical Center, fellows will rotate to other office or clinical locations as needed, with the primary building for Fairview Health Services Information Technology being located at Stinson 323. See Program Curriculum for further details on rotations.

Veterans Affairs Health System Rotation

Fellows complete three, four-week rotations focused on analytics, Cerner Inpatient, and Cerner Ambulatory & Reporting at the VA hospital in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis VA Healthcare System provides a contrasting clinical experience with its veteran population. It also uses a different electronic health record system and connects with national VA initiatives.

Elective Time

Fellows complete five, four-week rotations focused on self-designated clinical informatics focuses. Elective rotations must be completed at a funded site and can be used towards a research or quality improvement project.

• Salary - $78,818 (year one), $81,188 (year two)
• Medical Insurance, flexible spending account (FSA), retirement plan. See details.
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Twenty-one days per contract year.  Designed to cover vacations, health days and unexpected absences not covered by paid leave.
• Leave
  • Parental leave - Upon request, a trainee may take six weeks of paid leave related to the birth, adoption, or gestational surrogacy of a child. 
  • Unpaid leave - May extend training - extended periods of leave available with FMLA. Other unpaid leave at program director’s discretion.
• Business expense allocation
  • Up to $1,000 reimbursement per year for software, conference expenses, medical association memberships, and clinical textbooks and journals
• Moving allowance
  • Up to $1,000 payment for relocation expenses
• Free parking

Mailing Address
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 381
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD
Program Director
gmelton@umn.edu

Terrence Adam, RPh, MS, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director
adamx004@umn.edu

Brenda Dolejs
Program Coordinator
dole0010@umn.edu
612-626-2338

Office Address
6-240 Phillips-Wangensteen Building
516 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455