This NOTICE is being posted to CANCHID to give readers an idea of what a Health Informatics Research Training facility can look like. The program itself is only open to U.S. citizens and U.S. residents. For further information on the program contact the names below. - Sam Lanfranco CANCHID ListManager =============== posting forwarded ===================================== Health Informatics Research Training at Oregon Health Sciences University The Biomedical Information Communication Center (BICC) at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) is seeking qualified applicants for its National Library of Medicine-sponsored postdoctoral research training program in health informatics. With seven full-time faculty, the BICC is one of the country's leading institutions in health informatics research. Its health informatics training program is designed to prepare individuals for many types of careers in the application of information technology in health care. Facilities Nestled in the west hills of Portland, OHSU is just an hour away from the Cascade mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The training program is housed in the state-of-the-art 74,000 sq. ft. BICC Building, which contains offices, classrooms, the library, and other information technology resources. Advanced personal computers and workstations are available for all fellows. Virtually all computers on campus are connected to the campus network, which is connected to the Internet. OHSU also offers its own on-line information service to all Oregon physicians and has personal computers throughout the clinics and hospitals, affording many unique opportunities for training and research. ( text deleted) Curriculum The primary focus of the program is to provide a structured research experience in one or two of the areas listed below (under Faculty Interests), along with course work in informatics. Fellows will survey the field broadly during their two to three year fellowship and will be expected to complete research projects. Upon completion of their training, they should be able to describe their results clearly in both oral and written form. The overall goals are to prepare trainees to (a) direct their own health informatics research efforts at medical centers that actively embrace the Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) agenda, or (b) take leadership positions in the growing number of hospital and/or commercial efforts in health informatics. There are many opportunities for classroom learning in the program. The BICC faculty itself teaches several courses, including an introductory informatics course as well as those on advanced topics, such as information retrieval and medical decision making. Most fellows have availed themselves to a seminar series for fellows in the Division of General Internal Medicine and/or formal courses available in statistics, computer science, and decision science at nearby universities. There is a degree option for a Master of Public Health with a specialization in health informatics. The BICC also provides a bi-weekly seminar, with a combination of inside and outside speakers. Faculty Interests BICC faculty work on a variety of their own as well as institutional projects. These include: - Clinical information systems and computer-based patient records - Information retrieval - Outcomes research - Clinicians' information needs - Telemedicine - Medical decision making - Patient information systems - Neural networks For more information, please contact: Kent A. Spackman, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Director BICC Oregon Health Sciences University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. Portland, OR 97201-3098 Voice: 503-494-4502 Fax: 503-494-4551 Email: [log in to unmask] William Hersh, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Informatics Oregon Health Sciences University BICC 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. Portland, OR 97201-3098 Voice: 503-494-4563 Fax: 503-494-4551 Email: [log in to unmask]