Graduate Health Care Informatics Program

Practicum Guidance and Evaluation Tool

Achievement Legend Student Information

Name: Leslie Martinez
4 – Exceeds at criteria
3 – Accomplishes criteria Residency site: ACM-IAU
2 – Accomplishes criteria only with help
1 – Exposed to the criteria but did not execute
Date began: 2/1/2021
Blank –No exposure to criteria
Date completed: 4/14/2023

Achievement
Critical Criteria
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A. Professionalism (complete all)
Arrives to site on time, dressed professionally with required name badge and
x
necessary materials or tools
Uses professional and respectful language and manner while interacting with
x
site staff
x Adheres to site’s policies and procedures
x Maintains a pleasant and courteous manner
x Displays a “Can-do” attitude
x Represents USD Health Care Informatics Program in a professional manner
Displays adaptability and flexibility when confronted with changing work
x
needs, conditions and responsibilities
Displays strong self-management skills through priority setting, resource
x
allocation and time management
Demonstrates dependability and follow through by executing assigned tasks
x
on time
B. Communications (complete all)
Demonstrates effective and professional oral, written, and non-verbal
x
communication skills
xUses recognized medical terminology and technical terminology
Receives feedback from instructor and site preceptor and implements all
x
suggested changes
Participates effectively in professional consultations in interdisciplinary
x
settings
C. Educational role development (complete 1 or more of the following to show how the
student gained an understanding of education in the informatics role)
x Observes or participates in the development of a teaching plan.
Participates in the development of educational materials, training activities or
x continuing education deployments related to an area of health care
informatics.
Observes or participates in the development of an evaluation plan (and tool)
x
for an educational offering.

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 D. Technical role component (complete 1 or more of the following to show how the student
gained an understanding of technical aspects in the informatics role)
x Observes the management of agency servers or data base systems
x Participates in product assessment or interacts with vendors.
x Observes technical staff in desktop support activities
Observes staff functioning in the repair of desktop devices, organizational
x
server maintenance, or wireless infrastructure support.
x Develops technical material for reports or presentations.
Observes or performs data analysis activity for a given project including the
x
export of data to reports for analysis
E. Consultant Role Component (complete 1 or more of the following to show how the student
gained an understanding of consultation in the informatics role)
Participates or observes staff engaged in providing technical consultation to
x
agency staff or departments
Observes or carries out a written product review for a device that is a health
x
care informatics product
Observes or participates in meetings where informatics staff provides
x
technical support, reviews, or reports to staff or depts.
F. Expert role or component (complete 1 or more of the following to show how the student
gained an understanding of expertise in the informatics role)
x Performs a work or time flow analysis
x Participates in the development of an RFP or RFP (request for proposal)
Observes or participates in the evaluation process for some type of device or
x
software
Participates or observes staff in the development and management of data
x
bases
Observes or participates in the development of a FEMW or Root cause
x
analysis
Observes or participates in the daily activities related to managing an
electronic medical record including rule writing for CDS, development of
x
CPOE, development of user screens, or development of training (or delivery)
materials.
Observes or participates in activities related to telemedicine or telephone
care coordination. May include: program development, policy and procedure
x governing telehealth programs, program proposals, data analysis, and
technical support to include installment and maintenance of telehealth
devices
G. Leadership component (complete 1 or more of the following to show how the student
gained an understanding of leadership in the informatics role)
x Observes or participates in the development of a project plan.
x Observes or participates in an agency department meeting
Observes or participates in staff development activities such as: construction
of continuing education presentations, creating staff communications,
x
creating staff competency documents, and development of policy and
procedures governing staff work activities
Participates or observes in performance improvement activity related to
x health care informatics. Such activity includes but not restricted to: data
collection and analysis, quality and performance improvement plans,

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 H. Optional Skills or Student identified goals
Researched information systems that are compatible within four countries
x
and have multiple abilities for student information

x Completed data conversion from IAU Database into SONIS Jenzabar

Attended webinars for all programs graduate programs, finance team, study
x abroad and registrar departments to learn more about date conversion
and standardization of information
D. Narrative Section (Please indicate any additional comments regarding the student’s
performance)

Leslie joined ACM-IAU in the new year and showed interest in onboarding this information
system early on. She has been a great asset to our team and was eager to contribute her
ideas for the implementation process.

I certify the student met criteria in the sections above as indicated.

Jennifer Nativo Associate Director of Admissions and Alumni Affairs 4/21/2023

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Preceptor Name (printed) title Date

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Preceptor signature

50 hours
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Total hours completed at this practicum site

Please return to email below when complete.

Kathy Klimpel, PhD, RN, CNS, RN-BC

University of San Diego
HCI 545 Residency Course Instructor
kklimpel@sandiego.edu

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