Interview: Dr. Timothy Tsai ~ Clinical Informatics Fellow

Names and titles: Dr. Timothy Tsai, DO. Tim is fine

Pronouns: he/his

Current job title: Clinical Informatics Fellow at Duke University Health System

Education Background:

• Boston University - BS in Human Physiology

• Tufts Med - Masters in Biomedical Sciences

• RownSOM - Doctor of Osteopathy

• Family Medicine Residency - Atlantic Health System

• Clinical Informatics Fellowship - Duke

What skills did you acquire as a student that prepared you the most for your position/career?

• Work ethic

• Networking skills

• Curiosity in medicine

Which activities or courses do you wish you had taken to be better prepared for what you are doing right now?

• Data and technology in healthcare

What's a typical work week for you? Do you think that your duties are the same for anyone with your job title or level within an organization?

• Zoom meetings

• 20% seeing patients at an Urgent Care

• Masters in Management in clinical informatics classes.

What are the greatest rewards of your work?

• The ability to work on improving the healthcare delivery system

If things develop as you would like, what types of career goals do you see for yourself?

• The ability to improve the access and efficiency of the healthcare system

Is there anything you wished you had known about this field when you were just starting out?

• More about how the healthcare system works

Has your typical work week changed prior to the Covid-19 outbreak? Why or why not?

• Yes, no longer in person work

• Decreased in person interaction

• I was previously a chief resident at a hospital and treating COVID patients

What has been the biggest challenge?

• Managing meetings and introductions to people over video conference

Lastly, is there anything you want to shout out to the world?

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