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About the Department

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A look into history...Shown here are medical informatics pioneer Homer R. Warner, M.D., Ph.D (seated), former AMIA president, Reed M. Gardner, Ph.D (right), and notable researcher, Allan Pryor, Ph.D (center).

Introduction
The Department of Biomedical Informatics was established in 1964 at the University of Utah. Located in Salt Lake City, the department is internationally recognized as a leader in biomedical informatics research and education.

The department has a National Library of Medicine (NLM) training grant to support its educational programs. Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programs are offered along with short-term traineeships for students and visiting fellows. Research affiliations include the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Intermountain Health Care facilities, the Veterans Administration Medical Center, HealthInsight (the Peer Review Organization for Utah and Nevada), and the Utah Department of Health. As one of the largest biomedical informatics training programs in the world, the department's faculty and students are a diverse group with a wide range of experience and interests.

For more information about the program, please refer to the following publications:

 

 

  1. Patton GA, Gardner RM. Medical Informatics Education: The University of Utah Experience. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 1999 Nov-Dec; 6(6);457-65.
  2. Gardner RM. Medical Informatics at the University of Utah; Applying Research to Real-life Issues. MD Comput. 1999 May-Jun; 16(3);29-32.
  3. Gardner RM. University of Utah Medical Informatics Research and Training Program; Research and Education. Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2001; 103-111.

Department Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah is to improve health outcomes through information systems (including health, economic, and satisfaction results for consumers and providers) in both the private and public sectors of the healthcare and public health systems. To accomplish this mission, the Department assumes three major responsibilities:

 

  1. To educate biomedical and public health professionals, biomedical informaticists, and the healthcare and public health communities in the field of biomedical informatics.
  2. To promote and conduct research to broaden biomedical informatics knowledge.
  3. To serve health informatics professionals and consumers by participating in relevant professional societies, editorial boards, and continuing education programs, while maintaining biomedical informatics leadership in the community.

These responsibilities involve the active collaboration of faculty and students at the University of Utah, with the School of Medicine, University of Utah Medical Center, Intermountain Health Care (IHC), LDS Hospital and other IHC related hospitals and clinics, the Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake VA Medical Center (VAMC), Utah Department of Health, and HealthInsight the PRO for Utah and Nevada.


Department Contact Information:
Department of Biomedical Informatics
University of Utah
School of Medicine
Health Sciences Education Bldg.
26 South 2000 East, Suite 5700
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5750

Phone 801.581.4080
Fax 801.581.4297
http://www.bmi.utah.edu