Biomedical Informatics is the discipline formed by the intersection of computing, healthcare, and science. It reflects the computing revolution that continues to transform medical practices across the world. It is an international discipline and Informaticians are found in healthcare around the world.
Our course teaches eight core subjects in increasing complexity over the three years of the BSc programme. These subjects range from e-knowledge management to telemonitoring of patients, and from genetics to project management. St George's, University of London, is integrated with the hospital, but part of our teaching will also involve external visits, and practical demonstrations and lectures from experts in the field, so that students get to see how informatics is practised in the real world as well as gaining academic expertise.
Informaticians can be found in diverse posts, some work in medical imaging; others develop telemedicine treatments (the idea of eventually being able to treat patients in their own home via an interface between doctors and patients) and still others participate in genomic mapping projects. The discipline has many threads, and graduates may choose to sit at the forefront of systems development or knowledge management, or provide management expertise to shape the healthcare systems of the future.
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