Our approach to curriculum development involves the following steps:

• Define and characterize present and future Applied Health Informatics macro-roles (major job roles or positions).
  
  • e.g., CIO, Director, Analyst, Internal Consultant, etc.
  
  
• Characterize the Challenges faced by Applied Health Informaticians in performing these roles.
  
  • e.g., IT/IM Strategic Planning, Procurement.
  
  
• For each challenge, determine the micro-roles (sub-functions or tasks) Applied Health Informaticians must perform to address these challenges.
  
  
• For each micro-role, identify the skills, knowledge and experience (competencies) that will give the Applied Health Informatician the required capabilities to succeed.
  
  • Groups of related competencies are called competency categories.
  
  
• Define a curriculum that imparts the skills, knowledge, and experience.