Episode #55: How About a Job Improving the EMR?

When she found herself at the crossroads, Dr. Laura Marusinec had no idea she would end up in a great job improving the EMR and training other physicians. In this episode, she shares how saying yes to an opportunity to be an EPIC trainer led to a new career path she loves in informatics. We also hear about strategies she used to move forward from uncertainty that can be applied to any career transition. In addition, we learn some different ways to explore this area of informatics and working with the EMR.

In this episode we’re talking about:

The tough time when Dr. Laura Marusinec found herself in “Nowhere’s Zone”
How saying yes to being an EPIC trainer was the start of a new career
How both patience and persistence were required to forge a new path
What Laura’s day-to-day workflow is like
Laura’s portfolio career combining informatics, urgent care, and medical writing
Ways you can explore working in informatics and with the EMR.

Links for this episode:

Dr. Laura Marusinec’s LinkedIn Profile

HIMSS – Health Information Management and Systems Society

AMIA – American Medical Informatics Association

Listing of different informatic academic programs and courses

Clinical Informatics Specialty Certification through the ACGME

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