Training Program for Imaging Based Medical Informatics

描述（由申请人提供）： 一个基于成像的医学信息学培训计划是由一个 具有强大的研究和教学背景的机构联盟， 该领域从现有的生物医学物理研究生课程的建设， 建议扩展目前的课程与生物医学信息具体 课程;完成该计划的候选人将成为基本的知识 以及先进的医学成像、信息系统架构、数据和 过程建模、知识表示、信息检索和 可视化，图像通信和安全，以及健康服务研究 问题-所有这些都是在当前和未来的医疗保健环境背景下， 技术.该计划为学生提供了许多机会， 现有的研究项目，并导致要么硕士学位（约 2年）和/或博士学位（约5年）。此程序还 支持来自基础科学和医学背景的博士后学员， 为合格的个人提供研究和教学机会， 参与基于图像的信息学。 加州大学洛杉矶分校是这个联盟的领导机构，教师参与 从放射科学部门（与认可的生物医学 物理程序），计算机科学，信息和图书馆科学，以及 健康服务研究，包括兰德公司。该财团还 包括南加州大学（USC），其强大的 图像处理和信息学的背景和当前研究， 主动医学成像和远程医疗研究生课程。该企业集团 在Charles R.德鲁大学，保证 从医学院招收少数民族学生;这种隶属关系将 使代表性不足的学生能够获得MS/MD学位， 更高的接受度，进入竞争激烈的住院医生计划。所有这些 三所大学提供资源、研究和教学， 基础设施，以便有机会建立一个独特的国家一级 在南加州的基于成像的医学信息学培训计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An imaging-based medical informatics training program is proposed by a consortium of institutions with strong research and teaching backgrounds in this field. Building from an existing Biomedical Physics Graduate Program, the proposal extends the current curriculum with biomedical informatics-specific classes; candidates completing the program will become knowledgeable in basic and advanced medical imaging, information system architectures, data and process modeling, knowledge representations, information retrieval and visualization, image communication and security, and health services research issues - all in the context of current and future healthcare environments and technologies. The program provides students with opportunities in numerous existing research projects, and leads to either an MS degree (approximately two years) and/or a PhD degree (approximately five years). This program also supports postdoctoral trainees from basic science and medical backgrounds, providing research and teaching opportunities for qualified individuals to partake in imaging-based informatics. UCLA is the lead institution of this consortium, with faculty participating from the Departments of Radiological Sciences (with an accredited biomedical physics program), Computer Science, Information and Library Sciences, and Health Services Research, including Rand Corporation. The consortium also includes the University of Southern California (USC), with its strong background and current research in image processing and informatics, and an active medical imaging and telemedicine graduate program. The consortium is completed with the participation of the Charles R. Drew University, assuring recruitment of minority students from a medical school; this affiliation will enable under-represented students to achieve a combined MS/MD degree, leading to higher acceptance into competitive residency programs. Together, these three universities provide the resources, research, and teaching infrastructure for an opportunity to establish a unique national-level training program in imaging-based medical informatics in Southern California.