Current Fellows
Jeremy B. Hill, MD
Dr. Jeremy Hill completed medical school at Des Moines University in 2019. He completed a combined residency in pediatrics and medical genetics from UTHealth Houston in 2023. He is board-certified in clinical genetics. He is currently a fellow in clinical informatics and will be completing his training in 2025.
What led you to pursue your Clinical Informatics Fellowship?
I remember learning about clinical informatics during my residency orientation when Dr. Peter Killoran gave a brief plug for the subspeciality. During residency, I realized that I am very interested in processes, efficiency, and electronic health record use. I wanted to learn more about databases and data analysis. I also like exploring the depth and breadth of software that is available to me. For example, I have explored many plugins for Anki and Obsidian. I decided a formal fellowship would help guide and develop these interests, so I went for it and have really enjoyed the world of clinical informatics!
What current project are you working on during your fellowship?
A major project I helped with was call schedule centralization through Epic’s On-Call Finder module. From three external scheduling software platforms (Amion, Lightning Bolt, and OneSource), we mapped thousands of shifts to hundreds of teams staffing over a dozen hospitals in the Memorial Hermann system. These schedules are now easily accessible to Memorial Hermann Epic users in one place within the EHR. I am also building more efficient SmartTexts and SmartForms for the genetics group at UTH with the hope to expand to other divisions if proven to help and if preferred to prior templates.
What are your current Post-fellowship plans?
I will be starting a career in the Mountain West summer of 2025. My job will involve ~80% clinical genetics work and ~20% operational clinical informatics, with great opportunities to grow on the informatics side.
Jiaqi Gu, MD
Jiaqi Gu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and worked for several years as an engineer in the nuclear energy and medical software industries. He later obtained a combined MD-MBA degree from Loyola University in Chicago and then completed an Internal Medicine residency at East Carolina University. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and is currently pursuing a Clinical Informatics fellowship at UT Health. In his spare time, he enjoys trying out local restaurants and exploring different neighborhoods.
What led you to pursue your Clinical Informatics Fellowship?
I am interested in using technology to improve efficiency for physicians and other medical professionals, improve patient safety, and design and integration of medical devices. I believe a Clinical Informatics fellowship would be the best way to combine technology and medicine.
What current project are you working on during your fellowship?
One of the best aspects of UT Health’s Clinical Informatics fellowship is the unique experience to work on a wide range of different projects across different hospital systems. At UT Physicians, I am implementing a system to store genetic information for cancer research as well as converting a paper intake form into an electronic format for better patient usability and reduced manual labor. At MD Anderson, I am investigating how to search through unstructured data for cancer clinical trials. Memorial Hermann recently went live on Epic and the residents are involved in a Quality Improvement project to decrease hypoglycemic episodes. Fellows also take classes through the School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) and are involved in research seminars, among other activities.
What are your current Post-fellowship plans?
I hope to obtain a position where I can utilize my Clinical Informatics training while maintaining an active clinical practice.