Richard Rathe, Ph.D. joined the
University of Florida in 1990 to develop the
informatics program for the College of
Medicine. Prior to his arrival, he
completed a two year informatics fellowship
at the Harvard School of Public Health.
He is board certified in Family Practice and
holds a joint appointment with the
Department of Community Health and Family
Medicine. From 1990 to 1996 he directed the
development of the Online Medical Record (OLMR)
for the Shands Teaching Hospital. His
teaching responsibilities include: Basic
Clinical Skills, course director 1995 to
present; clinical instructor during the 3rd
year Family Medicine clerkship; and
Introduction to Medical Informatics, senior
elective, 1996 to present. In 1998 he
was appointed the Associate Dean for
Information Technology.
Under Dr. Rathe's leadership, the Office
of Medical Informatics works directly with
faculty to develop computer assisted
instruction for undergraduate, graduate, and
continuing medical education. Major
projects at this time include: Radiologic
Anatomy laser disc and CD-ROM, Human Anatomy
laser disc and CD-ROM, Microscopic Anatomy
laser disc and CD-ROM, microbiology cases
and "bugs" database, general and
systemic pathology laser disc and CD-ROM,
geriatric education World Wide Web site,
musculoskeletal pathology laser disc and
instructional program, GI tumor imaging,
obstetric ultrasound, and head and neck
imaging. Several advanced programs for
online evaluation and assessment have been
developed under Dr. Rathe's supervision,
including evalCGI, quizCGI and the
Instructor's Toolkit (ITK).
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