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This article describes a comprehensive comparative analysis of competencies covered by accredited MSc HI programs in the East African common labor and educational zone.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Two reviewers independently reviewed curricula from 7 of 8 accredited MSc HI university programs. The reviewers extracted covered competencies, coding these based on a template that contained 73 competencies derived from competencies recommended by the International Medical Informatics Association, plus additional unique competencies contained within the MSc HI programs. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the structure and completion requirements of each MSc HI program. Jaccard similarity coefficient was used to compare similarities in competency coverage between universities.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The total number of courses within the MSc HI degree programs ranged from 8 to 22, with 35 to 180 credit hours. Cohen\u2019s kappa for coding competencies was 0.738. The difference in competency coverage was statistically significant across the 7 institutions (P = .012), with covered competencies across institutions ranging from 32 (43.8%) to 49 (67.1%) of 73. Only 4 (19%) of 21 university pairs met a cutoff of over 70% similarity in shared competencies.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Significant variations observed in competency coverage within MSc HI degree programs could limit mobility of student, faculty, and labor.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Comparative analysis of MSc HI degree programs across 7 universities in East Africa revealed significant differences in the competencies that were covered.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jamia\/ocab075","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,3]],"date-time":"2021-05-03T19:31:15Z","timestamp":1620070275000},"page":"1843-1848","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Comparative analysis of competency 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