DBMI Looking for Postdocs!

September 15, 2021
The Department of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University is accepting applications from postdoctoral trainees interested in the field of biomedical informatics and data science. 

DBMI Digest September 2021 Issue — Now Available!

September 15, 2021
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Department of Biomedical Informatics's (DBMI) monthly newsletter, DBMI Digest, is now available to view. Read the September 2021 issue here.  Each DBMI Digest features department & faculty announcements, awards & appointments, educational & HR updates, funding opportunities and more. Each issue also includes a profile of one of our faculty, staff, postdocs and students. 

Ali Yaqoob

Ali
Yaqoob
Application Developer
2525 West End Ave.
ali.yaqoob@vumc.org

Jessica Ancker Speaking at 2021 Health Communication Forum - Sept. 20

September 7, 2021
The Vanderbilt Center for Effective Health Communication is hosting a 2021 Health Communication Research Forum on Monday, September 20, 2021 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm CT. The focus of the forum is to discuss new communication research funded by the Center and present an opportunity to network with other health communication researchers at VU/VUMC. 

Michael Matheny Featured in HIMSS 21 STAT News Article on Machine Learning

August 23, 2021
Any digital health conference features its share of machine learning evangelism. Technology executives give fervent testimonials about its power to save lives and money, to predict episodes of severe illness, to help hospitals root out inefficiency.  This year's gathering of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in Las Vegas was no different. But in between the glowing anecdotes, an aggressive counter narrative emerged: Machine learning needs a watchdog. 

DBMI Digest August 2021 Issue — Now Available!

Mia Garchitorena
August 16, 2021
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Department of Biomedical Informatics's (DBMI) monthly newsletter, DBMI Digest, is now available to view. Read the August 2021 issue here.  Each DBMI Digest features department & faculty announcements, awards & appointments, educational & HR updates, funding opportunities and more. Each issue also includes a profile of one of our faculty, staff, postdocs and students. 

Brian J. Douthit, PhD, RN, NI-BC

Brian
Douthit
PhD, RN-BC
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bdouthit/
2525 West End Avenue
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
brian.j.douthit.1@vumc.org

Brian J. Douthit, PhD, RN-BC was previously a VA post-doctoral fellow in Medical Informatics & Quality Improvement and MS student in Biomedical informatics. He joined DBMI's primary faculty as Assistant Professor on August 1, 2024. 

He earned his BSN from the Pennsylvania State University, and both his MSN in informatics and PhD from the Duke University School of Nursing. His clinical background includes medical-surgical nursing and palliative care. He also has operational experience as a board certified informatics nurse having worked for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers (UPMC) as an educator and electronic health record (EHR) implementation specialist.

His doctoral work focused on developing and testing multiple measures for data readiness of clinical decision support (CDS) via mobile apps, and continues his research to inform standards to support CDS and the development of metrics and tools to assist in the evaluation of CDS system interactions and outcomes.

2021 Class of VBISP Students Complete the Program! Read More Student Profiles Now

August 6, 2021
The 2021 Vanderbilt Biomedical Informatics Summer Program (VBISP) began on June 1 and ended on August 6, 2021. A total of 14 undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds conducted individual research projects with DBMI faculty as well as group projects to address vaccine literacy.  Throughout the internship, we shared profiles of each student. Read the profiles below!
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