Advanced Certification Program in Medical & Healthcare Informatics

To practice medicine in the twenty-first century medical students  must be given strong grounding in the use of computer technology to manage information, support patient care decisions, select treatments, and develop their abilities as life-long learners". Association of American Medical Colleges, 1992.
Course Objectives

The course has been framed with the following objectives:

• To supplement professionals and students with the concept of information management and application of information technology to medical and healthcare issue
• To explore the medical issues related to community based health information services.
• To make the students well-equipped with this new emerging field of bioscience.
• To enable the health professionals to solve work practice challenges and employ software in health related problems, management etc.
• To provide theoretical and practical knowledge in medical informatics.

Career Opportunities:

After the completion of the program the students would be eligible for the following types of jobs:

• Medical Consultants.
• IT Health Advisor.
• Healthcare Executive.
• Healthcare Manager.
• Technical Consultant.
• IT Medical Service Executive.
• Clinical Information Manager

Course Modules:

• Module 1- Introduction to Medical Informatics.
• Module 2- Healthcare Organization and Management.
• Module 3- Telemedicine.
• Module 4- Hospital and Clinical Information Systems.
• Module 5- Biomedical Engineering.

Eligibility:

Any Life Science, Pharmacy & Medical graduates & postgraduates

Highly interested participants in final year may also apply. The course is intended for:

• Health Professionals.
• Paramedical Sciences Professionals.
• IT Professionals.
• Health Care Planners.