Background: Medical informatics programs cover a variety of topics.
Objectives: To test the utility of the GMDS medical informatics competency catalog in comparing programs by developing study profiles.
Methods: Coverage of 234 competencies is recorded and visualized in a spider diagram.
Results: Spider diagrams allow visualizing various study profiles.
Conclusion: The GMDS catalog seems useful for comparing medical informatics study programs, e.g., for interested students, employers, or accreditation reviewers.
Keywords: Medical informatics; competencies; learning objectives.