From hersh at ohsu.edu Thu Nov 7 15:30:14 2002 From: hersh at ohsu.edu (William Hersh) Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 12:30:14 -0800 Subject: [Sigmed-l] OHSU to Offer PhD in Biomedical Informatics Message-ID: The Division of Medical Informatics & Outcomes Research (DMIOR) at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) is pleased to announce a new PhD Program in Biomedical Informatics. Applications are currently being taken for enrollment in Fall, 2003. Who will be interested in this program We seek individuals with a variety of backgrounds who desire to obtain a strong technical grounding in medical informatics, health and medicine, computer science, and research methods so that they may assume positions that require a thorough understanding of information technology, health, and biomedicine. The major goal of the program is to develop independent researchers, dedicated teachers, and imaginative leaders in health care, academia, and industry. What we offer Students will learn the knowledge base of biomedical informatics and obtain the skills to carry out research in this area. The knowledge base will primarily build from coursework and experiences already in the OHSU master's degree programs, enhanced with more advanced courses. The emphasis will be on research at a level that will allow students to make novel contributions to the field through the requirements of a doctoral dissertation. A unique aspect of the program will be the requirement for advanced training in a cognate area such as Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Science Engineering, Public Health, Nursing, System Science, Anthropology, or Education. Courses for the cognate area can be taken from the OHSU School of Science & Engineering (which includes a computer science department) or nearby Portland State University. Most students will take 18 - 24 months to complete coursework and take qualifying exams (written and oral); and another 12 - 24 months to conduct independent research, prepare a dissertation, and publicly present and orally defend it. Students who already have a master's or equivalent degree in biomedical informatics may spend less time in the coursework phase. Doctoral students will be required to maintain enrollment during the entire period of their training. This requirement will be satisfied by coursework during the pre-candidacy period and with dissertation and research enrollment after being admitted to candidacy. There will be a residency requirement of 12 - 15 credits for six consecutive terms in accordance with the by-laws of the School of Medicine Graduate Council. We expect to matriculate our first students for the 2003-2004 academic year, pending approval by the Oregon University System. For further application information, contact the educational programs administrator, Andrea Ilg, by email at informat at ohsu.edu or by phone at 503-494-4563. Or, contact P. Zo? Stavri PhD, Doctoral Program Coordinator, stavriz at ohsu.edu. For more information on the OHSU medical informatics program, visit our Web site at http://www.ohsu.edu/bicc-informatics/. From nblase at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 17:22:25 2002 From: nblase at u.washington.edu (Nancy G Blase) Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 14:22:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sigmed-l] SIGMED at ASIST Annual Meeting - Philadelphia Message-ID: SIGMED invites you to attend its sessions at ASIST Annual in Philadelphia Monday, Nov. 18, 3:30-5:00 PM and Tuesday, Nov. 19, 8:30-10:00 AM. Hope you'll also attend the SIGMED planning session Monday at 5:00. Data Mining for Health Care Professionals - Monday, Nov. 18, 3:30 to 5:00 With digitization of data, health care providers can collect and store voluminous numbers of documents in databases, data warehouses and data repositories. One challenge posed by this new information environment is how to interpret meaningful knowledge from the collection of data. Data mining methods yield unique approaches to discovering knowledge hidden in large databases. If used correctly, data mining can provide an organization with insight to its own internal intellectual assets. Attendees will learn about recent developments in the area of data exploration and key components of setting up a successful data mining program. Presenters Elizabeth Liddy, Syracuse University, Public Health Interventions Henry Small, ISI, Citation and Analysis of Medical Literature Kathy Moeller , Atlantic Health System-Overlook Hospital, Consumer Health Information, What do we learn? Dale Sanders, Intermountain Health Care, The Design, Development and Utilization and Benefits of Data Warehouse of an Organization Moderator: Y'vonne Gray, Pace University The Structure of Medical Informatics - Tuesday, Nov, 19, 8:30 to 10:00 AM As practitioners of medical informatics continue their attempts to agree on a description of their field, a proposed consensus definition is now on the table: "Medical informatics is the application of information science and information technology to the theoretical and practical problems of biomedical research, clinical practice and medical education." Presenters will cover the nature and structure of medical informatics, its research questions and interests, its relationship to other disciplines, how and where the field borrows and lends concepts and theories from and to other fields, and educational requirements of medical informatics researchers, practitioners and knowledge workers. Presenters Milton Korn, MD, National Library of Medicine Pat Molholt, Columbia University Bonnie Kaplan, Yale University Ellen Marks, Wayne State University Moderator: Theodore Allan Morris, Kent State University ***************************************************************************** Nancy G. Blase Head, Natural Sciences Library nblase at u.washington.edu (206) 685-2132 FAX (206) 685-1665 Natural Sciences Library, University of Washington Box 352900 Seattle, WA 98195-2900 *****************************************************************************