Current Projects /Past Projects

Fellows in the UNM Clinical Informatics Fellowship have led and contributed to high-impact initiatives across clinical, operational, and technological domains. Examples include:

  • ENT Order Set Uplift – Streamlined and updated clinical order sets for ENT services to improve usability and standardization.
  • Co-founded Alert Governance Council – Created a multidisciplinary team to oversee and optimize clinical alert systems.
  • Acting Co-Chair, Clinical Informatics Lab Subcommittee – Provided leadership and clinical insight to lab-related informatics strategy and implementation.
  • Activity Orders Consolidation – Reduced redundancy and improved clarity in activity-related order options within the EHR.
  • National Survey of Clinical Informatics Fellows – Designed and conducted a national survey to explore pathways into the clinical informatics subspecialty.
  • IV to Subcutaneous Insulin Transition Project – Led a process improvement project to enhance safety and efficiency in insulin management.
  • Daily CXR and Lab Ordering Optimization – Developed and implemented strategies to reduce unnecessary imaging and lab testing.
  • Dragon Medical Assistant & SCAPD Implementation – Supported the rollout of voice-recognition tools and specialty documentation aids.
  • Digitizing Parenteral Nutrition Ordering – Leading the transition to a fully electronic workflow
  • ICOPE New Mexico Mobile App Implementation – Supporting healthy aging through mobile technology for older adults
  • Bedside Procedure Documentation Overhaul – Streamlining and standardizing point-of-care documentation
  • Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) – Designing responsive documentation tools for high-risk events
  • Workflow Optimization – Pediatric Sedation Clinic and Anesthesia service integration
  • Redesign of Hospital Intranet and Knowledge Management System – Enhancing access to internal clinical resources
  • System-wide Sedation Practice Improvements – Collaborating across departments for safer sedation protocols
  • ECMO Data Extraction System Design – Structuring data architecture for high-acuity patient care
  • AI in Medical Education – Exploring the use of artificial intelligence to enhance physician learning
Collaboration with Data Science

Fellows work closely with data scientists to:

  • Fulfill department and quality improvement (QI) data requests.
  • Create custom reports for clinical or operational insights.
  • Mine and analyze clinical data for trends and actionable information.
  • Build user-friendly data interfaces for frontline clinicians.
Working with the Chief Quality Officer (CQO)

Partnering with UNM’s CQO, fellows engage in:

  • Quality improvement and process redesign projects
  • Aligning IT systems flows with real-world clinical needs
  • Aligning IT systems flows with real-world clinical needs
Collaboration with the UNMH CMIO Team

Fellows join forces with the Chief Medical Information Officer’s office to:

  • Develop and refine documentation templates
  • Build and optimize order sets.
  • Create MPages (custom views in the EHR).
  • Design and implement Clinical Decision Support tools
Integrated Collaboration Across the Health System

All projects are strategically aligned with UNM’s institutional priorities and are developed in partnership with:

  • HSC and Veterans Affairs leadership
  • School of Medicine (e.g., Quality Practicum)
  • UNM departments, quality teams, and informatics units
  • Nursing and pharmacy programs
Clinical Time

Fellows maintain 20% clinical effort in their home specialty, helping them stay connected to patient care and identify meaningful informatics solutions.