ProgramCIP 51.2706

Medical Informatics

A program that focuses on the application of computer science and software engineering to medical research and clinical information technology support, and the development of advanced imaging, database, and decision systems. Includes instruction in computer science, health information systems architecture, medical knowledge structures, medical language and image processing, quantitative medical decision modeling, imaging techniques, electronic medical records, medical research systems, clinical decision support, and informatics aspects of specific research and practice problems.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Biomedical Informatics, Health Informatics, Dental Informatics, Nursing Informatics.