Biomedical Informatics
Description
Biomedical informatics is the scientific field that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and optimal use of biomedical information, data, and knowledge for problem solving and decision making. It touches on all basic and applied fields in biomedical science and is closely tied to modern information technologies, notably in the areas of computing and communication.
Biomedical Informatics is an interdisciplinary research field that requires close collaboration among computer scientists, social, cognitive and decision scientists, engineers, mathematicians, biologists, and clinicians. Its aim is to advance information technology, data and knowledge management and analysis methodologies, and computational and informatics tools to improve our understanding of biological systems, health care practice and administration, human health, and public health. The ultimate goal of the research is to enhance patient care and human health in general by 1) expediting the process of transferring basic biomedical research to clinical use in cost effective manner with patient safety in mind; 2) using Cognitive science to understand how clinician process, stores, retrieve and use biomedical information to use in problem solving and decision making about patient care such that we can develop better technological support in health care environment; and 3) employing computational / mathematical modeling of living systems, analysis of high throughput various molecular measurements as well as clinical data, and integration of prior biomedical knowledge all play important role in this highly cross-disciplinary research activities.
The Phoenix Campus Biomedical Informatics training program integrates academic and clinical experiences to develop a new generation of clinicians with enhanced informatics competencies. The graduates of this curriculum will be well prepared to be leaders in their fields with regard to incorporating the principles and practice of biomedical informatics and will offer higher value patient care more universally than ever before.
Recognizing that the essence of the physician’s effectiveness in the future will flow in large part from information management and mastery, this aim is accomplished by a highly innovative curriculum which includes:
- Dynamically supporting evidence based medical training, teaching and practice via the creation of unique synergies between Valley of the Sun hospitals, healthcare providers and the biomedical industry.
- Using case-based learning experiences by transdisciplinary, interprofessional teams which foster rich clinician – computing and informatics specialist interaction and collaboration.
- Utilizing information systems creatively and dynamically to support training, practice and research.
Concentration Director
Howard Silverman MD MS
howards@u.arizona.edu
(602) 827-2015
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