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ClinicalClinical

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Post-docPost-doc

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Prerequisites Prerequisites

Introductory computer science Introductory computer science

• Programming language Programming language

• Data structures Data structures

• AlgorithmsAlgorithms

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ImagingImagingBioInformaticsBioInformatics ClinicalClinical Public HealthPublic HealthFormal Competencies Formal Competencies

• Systems -Systems - Systems architecture, system Systems architecture, system integration, software engineeringintegration, software engineering

• Knowledge -Knowledge - Data mining, knowledge Data mining, knowledge bases, rule bases, information retrieval bases, rule bases, information retrieval

• Data -Data - Ontology, databases, signal Ontology, databases, signal processing, image processing, sequence processing, image processing, sequence analysisanalysis

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• Statistics Statistics • Elementary experimental methods Elementary experimental methods

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• Systems –Systems – User interfaces, project User interfaces, project management, needs assessment, impact management, needs assessment, impact assessment assessment

• Knowledge –Knowledge – Knowledge acquisition, Knowledge acquisition, decision analysis, computer-aided decision analysis, computer-aided instruction instruction

• Data –Data – Data modeling, visualization, data Data modeling, visualization, data standards, utilization modeling, security, standards, utilization modeling, security, confidentiality confidentiality

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PrerequisitesPrerequisites

Biomedical sciences Biomedical sciences

• Molecular biologyMolecular biology

• Anatomy Anatomy

• Physiology Physiology

• Public health Public health

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• Intro to GenomicsIntro to Genomics

• Computation GenomicsComputation Genomics

• Sequence AnalysisSequence Analysis

• Microarrays and Regulatory NetworksMicroarrays and Regulatory Networks

• Biological DatabaseBiological Database

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• Biomedical ImagingBiomedical Imaging

• Analysis and Quantification of Medical Analysis and Quantification of Medical ImagesImages

• Wavelet ApplicationsWavelet Applications

• Computation Neural Modeling and Computation Neural Modeling and NeuroengineeringNeuroengineering

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• Economics of InformaticsEconomics of Informatics

• Project ManagementProject Management

• Interactive Health CommunicationsInteractive Health Communications

• Introduction to Databases and Data MiningIntroduction to Databases and Data Mining

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Public Health Public Health Application DomainApplication Domain

• Use of Large Scale national health care data Use of Large Scale national health care data setssets

• Hospital Organization and ManagementHospital Organization and Management

• Health CommunicationsHealth Communications

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Basic ResearchBasic ResearchInformatics Informatics ChallengesChallenges ApplicationsApplications

BioinformatiBioinformaticscs

Biochips, algorithms for DNA sequencing, patient specific drugs

Linking genomic and patient data, security, ethics

Genetic-based patient records and protocols

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3-D modeling, visualization, data representation

Ontology-based ref models of classification of concepts and visual info

3-D anatomy atlases, radiological diagnosis

ClinicalClinical Coding, data structures, high performance computing

Vocabularies, automated retrieval from repositories

Distributed medical records, clinical trials, teledentistry

Public Public HealthHealth

Databases, searching, data analysis theories and algorithms

Integration and validation of info, knowledge discovery

Data mining, citizen-based services

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Lessons Learned in Lessons Learned in Training Training

• Acculturation Acculturation

• Depth or Breadth Depth or Breadth

• DDS/PhD DDS/PhD

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Thanks to Thanks to

Dr. Stephen B. JohnsonDr. Stephen B. Johnson

Dr. Ted ShortliffeDr. Ted Shortliffe