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Navigating the NLM Roadmap + Community EffortsS h a n n o n M c W e e n e y , P h Dm c w e e n e y @ o h s u . e d u

Workshop: Building Capacity: Leveraging National Efforts on Data Science Training in Cancer Center Context

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https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/plan/lrp17/NLM_StrategicReport2017_2027.html

4Transforming InformationInto Discovery

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Goal 11.1 Connect the resources of a digital research enterprise1.2 Advance research and development in biomedical informatics and data science1.3 Foster open science policies and practices1.4 Create a sustainable institutional, physical, and computational infrastructure

Fostering a ecosphere of discoverydigital research objects

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Reach more people in more ways through

enhanced dissemination

and engagement

2.1 Know NLM users and engage with persistence2.2 Foster distinctiveness of NLM as a reliable, trustable source of health information and biomedical data 2.3 Support research in biomedical and health information access methods and information dissemination strategies2.4 Enhance information delivery

Reach more people in more ways through

enhanced disseminationand engagement

Goal 2

Data-powered health requires new approaches to deliver (NLM) information

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Build a workforcefor data-drivenresearch and

health

3.1 Expand and enhance research training for biomedical informatics and data science3.2 Assure data science and open science proficiency3.3 Increase workforce diversity3.4 Engage the next generation and promote data literacy

Build a workforcefor data-driven

research and health

Goal 3

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https://datascience.nih.gov/sites/default/files/NIH_Strategic_Plan_for_Data_Science_Final_508.pdf

NIH Strategic Plan for Data ScienceJune 2018

Modernize the data-resource ecosystem to increase its utility for researchers and other stakeholders, as well as to optimize its operational efficiency

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http://dbmi.hms.harvard.edu/education/biomedical-data-science-curriculum-initiative

10Competency Frameworks

Navigation (hierarchical structure with clear parent-

child relationships)

Ownership

Competency assessment

Assessment process (individual)

Commonality of competencies

11Bloom’s Based Competency Frameworks

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Image from BHEF

How do we map across sectors?

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EDC OOD Panel (2014)

Understanding the target role:Educational + Skills Profiles

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Welch et al. (2014) PLOS Computational Biology

Understanding the Learner:Personas + avatars

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Akin to the concept of Maturity Index which apply to organizations and teams.

Individual Competency Index

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Overlapping, similar indicators are used to define

different competencies1

Ambiguous, Muddled, Inconsistent (often issue in

compound or aggregate definitions) or Fail to set

standards2

Unsupported, “Not "owned” or managed3

Not dynamic4

Challenges

Outcomes not actions; outcomes are products of good competencies,

not clear definitions of the competencies themselves.

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Work product from NLM BDSI Meeting May 2018

Addressing the “Dynamic-static” challenge

18Key Questions

Are there target roles specific to cancer centers we

need to consider?

Are there unique learners specific to the cancer

center ecosystem?

What are the most critical competencies for each of

those?

How do we effectively collate best practices across

the cancer centers?

How can we best leverage these efforts?

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thank you

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AUDIENCE PARTICIPANT HIGHLIGHTS

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PANEL + DISCUSSION